Amid elections campaign, Singapore blocks voter-influencing Facebook posts by foreigners

Authorities in Singapore, which goes to the polls next week, have directed Meta to disable user access to several Facebook posts intended to influence voters by foreigners — one a former Singaporean detainee-turned-Australian linked to the Islamic State and two Malaysian politicians.

The posts criticised, among others, the Singapore government’s handling of sensitive religious issues and urged Singaporeans to vote along religious lines.