Singapore orders Facebook, X to block Chinese tycoon Guo’s posts


Guo at a news conference in New York, US, on Nov 20, 2018. Singapore government investigations found Guo and his affiliated organisations used social media to spread a variety of narratives that has the potential to undermine the island’s sovereignty and social cohesion. — Reuters

Singapore directed social media platforms to block nearly 100 online accounts of exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui over posts deemed detrimental to the interests of the city-state.

The directive was issued under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 to X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok and seeks to block access of 95 accounts to users in Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.

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