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Dear reader, First, a quick update on the POFMA orders Jom received last Sunday. We sent an appeal to the ministers on Wednesday, and hope to hear back from them by today. If they reject us, we’ll then appeal to the High Court, as per POFMA guidelines. We’re...
Corrections regarding false statements of fact in Singapore This Week published on July 7th 2023.
On July 16th, Jom was issued directions under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019.
Dear reader, This week marks the start of Jom’s first ad campaign. It features four notable public figures endorsing Jom—our newest Jomrades, in other words. The first is Teo You Yenn, associate professor at NTU and author of This is what inequality looks like. But why even have...
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