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Facebook Compelled to Block News Site from Social Media Users in Singapore

Posted on 19 February 2020

Facebook is finding some forms of government regulation to be too much for the company, even as CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for more of it. Facebook has been "legally compelled," according to Bloomberg News, by the government of Singapore to block access to a fringe news website States Times Review (STR) after it posted rumors about the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Facebook told Bloomberg News that it would comply on Feb. 19, but declared it is  "deeply concerned about the precedent this sets for the stifling of freedom of expression.