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Singapore bans realistic deepfakes of election candidates during campaigns

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Source: Rajah & Tann AsiaAlso reported by Malay Mail

Singapore’s Parliament passed the Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill on 15 October 2024. From the issue of the writ to the close of polling, it bans publishing, sharing or boosting digitally generated or manipulated online election ads that realistically show a candidate saying or doing something they did not. Individuals face up to S$1,000 in fines or 12 months in jail, and social media services that ignore a takedown direction face fines up to S$1 million.

Why it matters

Platforms operating in Singapore must remove election deepfakes on the Returning Officer’s direction, and voters and campaigns sharing them face criminal liability.

When
15 Oct 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0187
Who
Parliament of Singapore, Ministry of Digital Development and Information, IMDA; Josephine Teo
Rules involved

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Rajah & Tann Asia and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Rajah & Tann Asia

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2024-0187: “Singapore bans realistic deepfakes of election candidates during campaigns.” wheresthe.ai, 15 Oct 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/sg-election-deepfake-ban-2024-10/ (source: Rajah & Tann Asia).

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