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The Online Citizen is a blogging platform based in Taiwan. Founded in December 2006 by Andrew Loh and Remy Choo Zheng Xi in Singapore , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it is known for its political activism. [ 3 ] It describes itself as a group of advocacy journalists who report on topics not generally covered by the mainstream media.
Socio-political website The Online Citizen's (TOC) class licence to operate its site and social media channels and accounts have been cancelled by the authorities.
On 22 January 2020, TOC, as well as Singaporean activist Kirsten Han and Yahoo! Singapore were issued with correction orders by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over the content they had posted on their platforms over the allegations of "Singapore prison officers carry[ing] out brutal execution method" by Malaysian-based Lawyers For Liberty . [ 51 ]
Internet censorship in Singapore is carried out by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). Internet services provided by the three major Internet service providers (ISPs) are subject to regulation by the MDA, which requires blocking of a symbolic number of websites containing "mass impact objectionable" material, including Playboy, YouPorn and Ashley Madison. [1]
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was awarded a total of $370,000 in damages in his defamation suit against The Online Citizen editor Terry Xu and his writer.
Alex Tan Zhixiang (simplified Chinese: 陈智祥; traditional Chinese: 陳智祥; pinyin: Chén Zhì Xiáng; born 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37) [1]) is a Singaporean politician and political dissident. He contributed to and owned online outlets critical of the government of Singapore.
Shou Zi Chew (Chinese: 周受资; born 1 January 1983) is a Singaporean business executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of TikTok, an online video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, since 2021. [1] [2] [3]
Amos Yee Pang Sang [a] (born 31 October 1998) is a Singaporean convicted child sex offender and former blogger, former YouTuber, and former child actor.. In late March 2015, shortly after the death of former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Yee uploaded a video to YouTube in which he negatively compared Lee to Jesus Christ.