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===Singapore=== In [[Singapore]], Division 2 of Part 3 of the [[Protection from Harassment Act (Singapore)|Protection from Harassment Act 2014]] provides for individuals who have been affected by false statements online to seek a variety of court orders under the tort of harassment that are not available under the pre-internet tort of defamation:<ref name=PHA2014>{{Cite web|url=https://sso.agc.gov.sg:5443/Act/PHA2014|title=Protection from Harassment Act 2014 - Singapore Statutes Online|website=sso.agc.gov.sg}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * Stop Publication Order (an order requiring the tortfeasor to stop making the defamatory statement) * Correction Order (an order for the tortfeasor to publish a correction of the statement) * Disabling Order (an order requiring an internet-based intermediaries to disable access to the defamatory statement). This is distinct from and does not affect plaintiffs right of action under the common law torts of libel and slander as modified by the Defamation Act 1957.<ref name=DA1957>{{cite web | url=https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/DA1957 | title=Defamation Act 1957 | publisher=Singapore Statutes Online | access-date=25 May 2022 }}</ref> The Protection of Harassment Act 2014, which provides for criminal penalties in addition to civil remedies, is specifically designed to address a narrower scope of conduct in order to avoid outlawing an overly broad range of speech, and is confined to addressing speech that causes "harassment, alarm, or distress".<ref name=PHA2014/>
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