SINGAPORE - A group of academics has said it cannot accept the Ministry of Education's assurances that the proposed law against online falsehoods will not affect their work.
The group acknowledged that the"disinformation dilemma that has prompted the Singapore government to act is a real one" that has resulted in"the corruption of democratic processes and the spread of hate propaganda against defenceless communities". The group said:"Our concern about the proposed legislation cannot be divorced from larger issues around academic freedom in the Republic."
This drew a response on Friday from MOE, saying the draft law does not restrict opinion and will not affect academic research work. For instance, Singapore Management University School of Law dean Goh Yihan said at a recent forum on fake news, that the Bill strikes a right balance in giving ministers the power to make the initial call to swiftly address the problem, and then allowing that decision to be challenged in court.
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