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Internet censorship in Singapore is carried out by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). Internet services provided by the three major Internet service providers (ISPs) are subject to regulation by the MDA, which requires blocking of a symbolic number of websites containing "mass impact objectionable" material, including Playboy, YouPorn and Ashley Madison. [1]
Singapore Era Singaporeera.com inauthentic news website "potential hostile information threat" Broadcasting Act October 2024 [15] [16] Singapore Dao Times Singdaotimes.com inauthentic news website "potential hostile information threat" Broadcasting Act October 2024 [15] [16] Today in Singapore Todayinsg.com inauthentic news website
The Censorship Review Committee (CRC) meets every ten years to "review and update censorship objectives and principles to meet the long-term interests of our society". [4] The CRC was most recently reconvened in 2009 and made some 80 recommendations the following year, most of which were accepted.
“Small Hours of the Night,” by Singapore director Daniel Hui, has been removed from the screening lineup of the Singapore International Film Festival. The city-state’s authorities have ...
The U.S. was a founding member of the Freedom Online Coalition, a 39-nation group that advocates for the international adoption of an internet that’s free of censorship or political disruption.
Fellow blogger Mr Miyagi subsequently resigned from his column for Today. This was followed by Today newspaper chief executive and editor-in-chief Mano Sabnani's resignation in November 2006. The action fuelled anger over the Internet due to the perceived heavy-handedness action taken by the government over criticisms. [29]
As Hollywood and Netflix include more queer characters and stories in their content, Singapore’s censorship rules are not sustainable, says lifestyle editor Teng Yong Ping.
Pervasive censorship or surveillance: A country is classified as engaged in pervasive censorship or surveillance when it often censors political, social, and other content, is engaged in mass surveillance of the Internet, and retaliates against citizens who circumvent censorship or surveillance with imprisonment or other sanctions. A country is ...