Singapore orders Facebook to block access to States Times Review’s page under ‘fake news law’

Singapore’s Communications and Information Minister S Iswaran has issued instructions for Facebook to be ordered to disable access for users to the States Times Review’s (STR) Facebook page.In a media statement on Monday, the ministry said Iswaran had instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office to order the social media giant to take this action under Section 34 of Pofma, which took effect last October.STR’s Facebook page has repeatedly conveyed…