Singapore, Jan 23 (UNI) The Singapore Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Act, enacted in October 2024, officially came into operation on Wednesday, as the nation prepares for its next general election, which must be held by November 2025.
The law updates previous election acts to address the rising threat of fake online advertisements, particularly those featuring digitally manipulated or falsified content about candidates.
"With the proliferation of AI, there were concerns about how AI, including deepfakes and cheapfakes, could affect the fairness of our elections," Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Teo introduced the amendment bill in October.