Breaking: Traitor TOC received foreign funding to manipulate Singapore politics!

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

SINGAPORE: The Opinion Collaborative Ltd (TOC) has been ordered by the Media Development Authority (MDA) to return advertising revenue received from a foreign company – the first time a registered website in Singapore has been directed to do so.

Overseas entity Monsoons Book Club had paid S$5,000 on Apr 10 last year to advertise on The Online Citizen, a sociopolitical website operated by TOC, MDA said in its press release on Friday (Mar 4).

TOC is registered under the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification as an "Internet content provider engaged in the propagation, promotion or discussion of political issues relating to Singapore". As part of the registration, TOC had undertaken not to receive funding from foreign sources for the provision, management and/or operation of the website, except for bona fide commercial purposes, MDA said.

MBC is a non-commercial foreign entity incorporated in the United Kingdom. "TOC's receipt of the advertising revenue from MBC is thus a clear breach of the licence conditions," MDA said.

TOC Ltd has to return the advertising revenue within 30 days, the regulator said.

MDA added that while TOC announced last December it had de-linked from The Online Citizen website, TOC remains the registered entity and is accountable for any funds it received for the website.

- CNA/kk


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