2 websites set up by The Online Citizen to bypass POFMA restrictions will be designated Declared Online Locations: MDDI

Singapore's media regulator, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, will designate two websites as Declared Online Locations under the country's Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, or POFMA. The targeted sites include an alternate website run by The Online Citizen, and another site called Heidoh. According to Channel NewsAsia, the ministry says both have been used for persistent communication of falsehoods.

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