POFMA

English Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 Alternative forms en Pofma Pronunciation en pof ma Proper noun en Singapore law en Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, a controversial Singaporean law aiming to suppress fake news. from 2019 en 2020-01-27 Business Times (Singapore) Business Times SPH Magazines complies with Pofma correction order on false HardwareZone post https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/sph-magazines-complies-with-pofma-correction-order-on-false-hardwarezone-post HardwareZone is required to carry the Correction Notice to all end-users in Singapore who use HardwareZone.com," said the Pofma Office said in a statement early on Monday. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018060722/https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/sph-magazines-complies-pofma-correction-order-false-hardwarezone-post 18 October 2026 en 2022-02-12 Sue-Ann Tan w:Straits Times Pofma office issues correction direction to Wake Up, Singapore over COP statements https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pofma-office-to-issue-correction-direction-to-wake-up-singapore-over-cop-statements The Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Leader of the House has instructed the Pofma Office to do so. https://web.archive.org/web/20251230005356/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pofma-office-to-issue-correction-direction-to-wake-up-singapore-over-cop-statements 30 December 2025 en 2021-10-04 w:International Commission of Jurists Singapore: ICJ calls on government to repeal or substantially amend the POFMA, two years after it entered into force https://www.icj.org/singapore-icj-calls-on-government-to-repeal-or-substantially-amend-the-pofma-two-years-after-it-entered-into-force/ The ICJ has previously highlighted how POFMA on its face is not compliant with international law and standards protecting the right to freedom of opinion, expression and information. https://web.archive.org/web/20250419013442/https://www.icj.org/resource/singapore-icj-calls-on-government-to-repeal-or-substantially-amend-the-pofma-two-years-after-it-entered-into-force/ Verb + + +,~-ed en transitive informal Singapore To accuse someone of spreading falsehoods online under the same law. en 2023-08-02 Koh Ewe Time (magazine) Time A Wave of Scandals Is Testing the Singaporean Government's Ability to Take Criticism https://time.com/6300630/singapore-scandals-criticism-thin-skinned/ When you POFMA someone, it draws attention to what the person said in the first place. https://web.archive.org/web/20250319003654/https://time.com/6300630/singapore-scandals-criticism-thin-skinned/ en Freedom of speech Journalism