PROTECTION FROM ONLINE FALSEHOODS AND MANIPULATION
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- (b) the communication of the statement in Singapore is likely to—
- (i) be prejudicial to the security of Singapore or any part of Singapore;
- (ii) be prejudicial to public health, public safety, public tranquillity or public finances;
- (iii) be prejudicial to the friendly relations of Singapore with other countries;
- (iv) influence the outcome of an election to the office of President, a general election of Members of Parliament, a by-election of a Member of Parliament, or a referendum;
- (v) incite feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different groups of persons; or
- (vi) diminish public confidence in the performance of any duty or function of, or in the exercise of any power by, the Government, an Organ of State, a statutory board, or a part of the Government, an Organ of State or a statutory board.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction—
- (a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both; or
- (b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $500,000.
(3) Where an inauthentic online account or a bot is used—
- (a) to communicate in Singapore the statement mentioned in subsection (1); and
- (b) for the purpose of accelerating such communication,
the person who is guilty of an offence under that subsection shall be liable on conviction—
