Facebook blocked SG users from States Times Review

[VteckiCk]

One website that really deserves to be banned is STR!! They are partly responsible for instilling fear amongst Singaporeans during DORSCON Orange asking Singaporeans to stock up at least 6 months worth of food and essentials in one of their Facebook posts. . The owner of the website Alex is now hiding in Australia.. . Is there no way the Government can shutdown the website? Singaporeans need to unite during this period. Hit back at the Pap during elections if you are unsatisfied with the government but this is the time to be united and not divided.. . Certainly don't need a website like STR to stir shit.... Some ppl jus wanna watch the world burn... 

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/coronavirus-govt-invokes-fake-news-law-against-false-claims-by-states-times-review?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1581692638

SINGAPORE - The States Times Review (STR) Facebook page was on Friday (Feb 14) ordered under the fake news law to put up corrections alongside false statements it made about the coronavirus outbreak.

This is the second order issued against STR under the Protection from Online Falsehood and Manipulation Act (Pofma) for bogus claims about the coronavirus crisis. STR had earlier falsely claimed that Singapore ran out of face masks.

To date, the law has been used to deal with four cases of falsehoods related to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, known as Covid-19.

On Friday, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong instructed the Pofma Office to issue corrections against "multiple false statements" in a post that STR put up the day before.

The post, which was about the 30,000 Chinese work pass holders who have not returned to Singapore, was shared more than 300 times.

Among the erroneous claims were that Singapore had not been able to trace the source of infection for any of the infected Covid-19 cases here.

The Government described the claims made by STR as "entirely false", and rebutted them point by point in a statement on its fact-checking website, Factually.

On the source of infections, the statement said the Ministry of Health (MOH) had in fact established through epidemiological investigations and contact tracing that 51 out of the 58 people infected with the virus either had travelled to China or come from there, or had links to previously announced cases.

Contact tracing is under way for the remaining seven locally transmitted cases, to see if there are similar links or travel history to China.

The STR had also said the Government is "the only one" telling people not to wear masks.

This is not true, as the MOH's advice is in line with the World Health Organisation's guidance, and similar to advice given by health authorities in countries such as the United States and Australia, said the government statement.

MOH's advice is that there is no need for people who are well to wear a mask, but those with respiratory symptoms should don one to minimise the risk of infecting others.

STR made two other false claims about the daily $100 allowance for workers on a leave of absence, and Manpower Minister Josephine Teo's remarks about Chinese workers.

Rebutting the claims, the Government said Chinese work pass holders placed on a mandatory 14-day leave of absence "do not receive the $100 daily support".

Though the Leave of Absence Support Programme covers all workers, regardless of nationality, it is employers that receive the support, it added.

These employers must have workers who travelled to China on or before Jan 31 this year, and who were placed on leave of absence after returning to Singapore on or after Jan 31.

The Government also made clear that Mrs Teo never said she was working hard to bring more Chinese workers back to Singapore.

On the contrary, the Manpower Ministry (MOM) has put in measures to slow down the return of affected work pass holders, like requiring employers to get prior approval before their workers can return, said the statement. It has also rejected more applications than it has approved.

The STR had also said seven countries have since banned travel to Singapore due to lack of confidence in the measures taken so far to curb the spread of the virus.

But as of 8pm on Thursday, there have been no such bans by any countries, said the Government.

The STR Facebook page is run by Singaporean Alex Tan, who has received three Pofma orders so far since the laws against misinformation kicked in last October. He has not complied with any of the orders, and said he is now an Australian citizen.

Besides issuing a correction order to Mr Tan, the Pofma Office also issued a Targeted Correction Direction to Facebook on Friday, requiring the social media company to put up the corrections on the STR post.

The office had done the same in previous Pofma cases involving STR.

The Government also advised people to get the latest updates on the Covid-19 situation from official sources such as the MOH website and Gov.sg WhatsApp service, and to report any suspected falsehoods to [email protected].

 

[Lotr]

The thread title should be STATES TIMES REVIEW.

 

[Victor68]

Well there are plenty including posting in FB and other social media, why choose to believe if you know these are just social leh? Like what Trump said, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Their opinion not necessarily is right. The 4 doctors are classic example. 

[Mockngbrd]

Ppl who read states times review and believe the news really stewpig 

[Victor68]

Even CNA also reports the way they feel appropriate.  Riot in HK is called protest, little india riot is a fraction of what is happening there. So, one has to use their intelligent when reading such news or rather reports/gossips.

[Inlinefour]

45 minutes ago, Mockngbrd said:

Ppl who read states times review and believe the news really stewpig 

ATB said Sillyporean all very kind 😬😬😬

[yishunite]

Does anyone actually read STR? I feel like i only notice them when gahmen whack them... damn stupid of the gahmen to keep giving them attn

And arent they block in sg now anyway? If so how can they be pofma since the basis of pofma is suppose to be impact?

[inlinesix]

Pls don’t give them the necessary limelight.

This thread should be DELETED 

[Kb27]

States Times Review is just a joke, with a few others.

No sane rational person would waste time there, even if I'm anti-pap

[yishunite]

2 hours ago, Kb27 said:

States Times Review is just a joke, with a few others.

No sane rational person would waste time there, even if I'm anti-pap

Yup they r net gain to pap rather than hurting them. Same as some oppo politicians 🤣

[Wind30]

4 hours ago, inlinesix said:

Pls don’t give them the necessary limelight.

This thread should be DELETED 

yes, where are the mods.

pleasedont be stupid and post anything about that site. They are just in it for the money,hits. I don’t think they are even politically engaged. 

[Victor68]

On 2/15/2020 at 9:26 AM, inlinesix said:

Pls don’t give them the necessary limelight.

This thread should be DELETED 

They pop up in the google news and I will bar it from appearing again. Google will shows many such sites and if you are just tired of reading them, click on 'don't show stories from XXX' 

[Sosaria]

On 2/15/2020 at 8:54 AM, Inlinefour said:

ATB said Sillyporean all very kind 😬😬😬

Another word for "easily parted with their money"!

[Inlinefour]

42 minutes ago, Sosaria said:

Another word for "easily parted with their money"!

we are used to pay and pay liao 😛