New rules for changed digital info landscape

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=Some useful stats about Singapore:

Closed messaging services like WhatsApp and WeChat have also become prevalent, with more than 50 per cent of Singapore residents using them to communicate and share information.

our mobile population penetration rate, at about 150 per cent, is among the highest in the world. As for Internet broadband, the wireless penetration rate for our population is over 200 per cent, and the wired household penetration rate is 93.5 per cent.

=technology companies' algorithms, policies and design features have made it easier for echo chambers to be created and exploited.

=Note acronym of the new law:

POFMA (Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation) legislation 

=colourful phrasing via alliteration:

virulence and virality of online falsehoods.

=legislation is not enough...a well-informed and discerning citizenry is the first and most important line of defence against online falsehoods.