The Media Development Authority (MDA) announced in a statement today that it has notified The Opinion Collaborative Ltd (TOC Ltd), the corporate entity behind The Online Citizen (TOC), to register under the Broadasting (Clas Licence) Notification.
The notification was made after the MDA assessed the TOC website to be "engaging in the propagation, promotion or discussion of political issues relating to Singapore".
MDA also said that "as a corporate entity, TOC Ltd is susceptible to foreign influence through the receipt of foreign funding" and it wants to make sure TOC doesn't "receive foreign funding for its provision, management and/or operation as part of the registration" as "...politics must remain a matter for Singapore and Singaporeans alone."
The Authority assures that the registration does not entail changes to the content standards and will not affect what TOC may publish on its website.
The Media Development Authority (MDA) announced in a statement today that it has notified The Opinion Collaborative Ltd (TOC Ltd), the corporate entity behind The Online Citizen (TOC), to register under the Broadasting (Clas Licence) Notification.
The notification was made after the MDA assessed the TOC website to be "engaging in the propagation, promotion or discussion of political issues relating to Singapore".
MDA also said that "as a corporate entity, TOC Ltd is susceptible to foreign influence through the receipt of foreign funding" and it wants to make sure TOC doesn't "receive foreign funding for its provision, management and/or operation as part of the registration" as "...politics must remain a matter for Singapore and Singaporeans alone."
The Authority assures that the registration does not entail changes to the content standards and will not affect what TOC may publish on its website.