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Behind Singapore's Internet Crackdown

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May 31, 2013
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There is probably more behind the Singapore government's Tuesday crackdown on the Internet than the circumspect slings and arrows from a handful of cautious amateur news sites that have been around for years.

The Singapore Media Development Authority issued a statement describing the new regulations in language that seemed Orwellian even for the island …

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