Authorities in Singapore have directed major social media platforms to block access to content targeting the Indian community and undermining the country's model of multiculturalism.
The directive from Singapore's home ministry cited 14 specific posts that promoted a narrative that Singapore is being overrun by Indians, featuring images and footage of crowded streets in the Little India district and Indian devotees at a religious festival.
The posts used derogatory language to refer to the Indian community, comparing increases in their numbers to 'concentration of curry', and suggested that ethnic Indian politicians would act in favour of Indian immigrants.
Singapore's second minister for home affairs, Edwin Tong, said the content originated from overseas and that the government does not tolerate narratives seeking to undermine the country's racial harmony.
The order to block the social media posts was issued under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) and Facebook, YouTube, and X are required to disable access by Singapore users to these posts.
