Singapore block unlicensed gambling websites

A useful Singapore example relating to the internet and the govt's paternalistic role.

Relate to 2014 'A' level compre where there is a point raised about 'inappropriate' material online.

Note the law : The Remote Gambling Act

Online gambling makes it easy to access gambling as one can circumvent the age limit and the $100 levy imposed on locals, not to mention those on the blacklist.....The ease of accessing it in the comfort of one's room also makes it more difficult to resist or curb the temptation, making it hard to kick the habit.

In ARTICLE 2, note the reasons why young people are hooked on gambling, including the role of the media in glamourising gambling, and how gambling is packaged as 'leisure activities' through changing social norms......

Qns:

1) How far should the government dictate the personal affairs of its citizens in your society? (NJC Prelim 2014)

2) How far is it acceptable for technology to be used only for financial benefit? (Cam. 2012)
3)Discuss the claim that social media has been the ruination of the younger generation. (HCI Prelim 2014)

ARTICLE 1















ARTICLE 2