Singapore orders online election advertising to disclose sponsors

New rules to ‘increase transparency’ as pandemic pushes campaigns online

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Passengers peer into their smartphones on a train in Singapore: The government expects the pandemic to prompt more online election campaigning. © Getty Images

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- The government of Singapore on Monday set out new rules for internet election advertising, as the coronavirus pandemic is expected to push more campaigning online ahead of the general election that must be held by April 2021.

Effective immediately, paid election ads on social media and other websites must state who funded them -- be it the candidate, a political party or an authorized third party.

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