This update includes the POFMA use on 7 May, requested by the Ministry of Transport. This marks the first use of POFMA against content on Instagram. Previous uses were limited […]
Continue readingPOFMA’ed V2021.04.15
This update includes the POFMA uses on 15 April, requested by the Ministry of Health. This marks the first reported use of POFMA since July 2020. Correction directions were requested […]
Continue readingPOFMA’ed V2020.10.08
Changelog (v2020.10.08) This update of the POFMA’ed dataset includes no new POFMA uses, but a correction of 2 data points: On 18 April, 1 POFMA use was incorrectly categorised as […]
Continue readingPOFMA’ed v2020.07.11
This latest update of the POFMA’ed dataset now includes the POFMA uses on 5 July 2020, issued against a number of media organisations regarding statements made by Dr Paul Tambyah […]
Continue readingExplainer: What is POFMA?
What is the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)? This explainer infographic lays out key concepts and figures in simple terms (note: this infographic was last updated on […]
Continue readingThe POFMA Use Before Nomination Day (v2020.06.30)
The POFMA use on 29 June (invoked by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs against Mr Alex Tan’s Facebook pages and Facebook) was a significant first for […]
Continue readingWho is affected by POFMA? (v2020.06.01)
POFMA and Alex Tan 23 out of 52 recorded POFMA uses concern electronic communications on Facebook pages operated by Alex Tan, making him the most frequently involved actor in the […]
Continue readingPOFMA in Numbers (v2020.05.16)
Note: a more recent version of the dataset and its analysis is available (please check the Updates section of the website). According to the Dataset POFMA in numbers: One can find […]
Continue readingPOFMA’ed v2020.05.14
Note: a more recent version of the dataset and its analysis is available (please check the Updates section of the website). Changelog New data: Inclusion of 1 new report, 2 new […]
Continue readingPOFMA’ed v2020.05.08
Note: a more recent version of the dataset and its analysis is available (please check the Updates section of the website). Changelog: Inclusion of new variable (communication description). The Codebook and […]
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