Singapore Monitoring Impact of Meta's Move to End Fact-Checking

Such a system serves as a crucial first line of defence against misinformation: Rahayu

- Lee Li Ying

Singapore is monitoring developments arising from Meta's move to stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts, even though the move appears to be limited to the US in the near term.

"Meta has been assessed to be a social media platform with significant reach in Singapore."

"The Government is naturally concerned about the impact of its policies and practices on Singapore," said Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Rahayu Mahzam in Parliament on Feb 5.

Singapore is assessing the impact locally, especially if such changes are also implemented in the Republic, she added.

Ms Rahayu was responding to a parliamentary question by Mr Alex Yam (Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC) about the implications for Singapore's digital ecosystem, the safety of online discourse and the spread of misinformation and harmful content on Meta's platforms.