In a 1st, in deference to a new law in Singapore, social network Facebook has started labelling posts said to be “fake” in that country. Singapore had recently passed a law in order to curb fake news.
“Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has false information,” says the sticker visible only to Singapore users. The label will be affixed at the bottom of the original post without any alterations to the text.
Facebook bows to Singapore’s ‘fake news’ law -BBC
Facebook has added a correction notice to a post that Singapore’s government said contained false information. It is the first time Facebook has issued such a notice under the city-state’s controversial “fake news” law. Singapore claimed the post, by fringe news site States Times Review (STR), contained “scurrilous accusations”.
Link: Facebook bows to Singapore’s ‘fake news’ law
via www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook issues corrective label on user’s post under new Singapore fake news law – Reuters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government, but called for a measured approach to the implementation of a new “fake news” law in the city-state.
Via: Reuters
