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The Online Citizen Pte Ltd v Attorney-General
[2020] 2 SLR 1358
Key Principle
Under POFMA, a Correction Direction requiring publication of a correction notice is a valid restriction on speech that does not unconstitutionally abrogate Art 14 free speech rights, because the subject-matter speaker remains free to continue speaking and the Direction merely compels accompanying correction; the determination of whether a statement is one of fact employs an objective reasonable-reader test.
Area of Law
constitutional
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