Censorship and regulation: Publication ban, take-down order or forced deletion, fine, administrative action
The Facebook pages of the Singapore States Times and its owner Alex Tan Zhi Xiang were blocked by censors in Singapore under the country’s new “anti-fake news” law, passed in October 2019, over what the government said was false information about the COVID-19 “virus situation”. Authorities said the news outlet “repeatedly communicated numerous falsehoods” and refused to carry corrections.