Overview

• Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has ordered Meta to block Facebook posts by two Malaysian politicians and former ISA detainee Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff for violating election laws.
• The posts criticized the Singapore government's handling of religious issues and urged voters to align along religious lines, which authorities warned could harm social cohesion.
• Zulfikar, now an Australian citizen, was previously detained under the Internal Security Act for promoting terrorism and glorifying ISIS online.
• Under the Parliamentary Elections Act, any foreign involvement in election-related activity, including online advertising, is strictly prohibited in Singapore.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs and Elections Department reaffirmed the importance of maintaining a secular state and called on all parties to safeguard Singapore's multiracial and religious harmony.