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Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (7 May), MP for Aljunied GRC Low Thia Khiang said that the latest Protection against Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill was to “protect the ruling party and achieve political monopoly”.
“To introduce such a bill is not to defend democracy and public interest, it is more like the actions of a dictatorial government that will resort to any means to hold on to absolute power”, he added.
Such a law would curb freedom of expression and compel people to protect themselves by engaging in self-censorship: “The government can selectively punish a few offenders to achieve a chilling effect, to scare the monkey by slaughtering the chicken.”
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“To introduce such a bill is not to defend democracy and public interest, it is more like the actions of a dictatorial government that will resort to any means to hold on to absolute power”, he added.
Such a law would curb freedom of expression and compel people to protect themselves by engaging in self-censorship: “The government can selectively punish a few offenders to achieve a chilling effect, to scare the monkey by slaughtering the chicken.”
More at https://tinyurI.com/y4b3jn4h