The access blocking orders will be cancelled should Asia Sentinel subsequently comply with the 'full requirements' of the correction direction, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said.
SINGAPORE: Internet access service providers in Singapore have been ordered to block the online publication Asia Sentinel after its non-compliance with a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act , the Ministry of Communications and Information said on Friday .
The access blocking orders require internet access service providers to disable access for end-users in Singapore to the online location where the falsehoods were communicated, it said. "If Asia Sentinel truly believes in free speech, it should be happy for its readers to read both the article and the correction notice, and make up their own minds which is true," the ministry said.
A correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act was issued to Asia Sentinel on May 26 over"false statements of fact" made in its May 24 article titled Singapore kills a Chicken to Scare the Monkeys.
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