Singapore to block access to academic website East Asia Forum over failure to comply with POFMA order

East Asia Forum’s website blocked in Singapore following non-compliance with Pofma order

The Pofma office also issued a targeted correction direction to Facebook owner Meta Platforms. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore to block access to academic website East Asia Forum over failure to comply with POFMA order

Facebook's Meta Platforms will also be required to publish a correction notice to users in Singapore accessing the East Asia Forum post which shared the article.

Non-compliance with Pofma order leads to East Asia Forum's website being blocked

SINGAPORE - Access to online academic platform East Asia Forum has been blocked in Singapore following its non-compliance with a correction direction issued by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) office earlier this week. However, if the platform subsequently complies with the full requirements of the correction direction, the orders to block access to its website will...