Singapore's online community has challenged, questioned and answered, and is clearly capable of being "a more responsible, a greater self-regulatory regime", especially if the occasion absolutely calls for it.
Sure, there will always be a few bad eggs but that's the nature of the Internet...you get the all the good along with all the vile.
Along with the right user policies and proper understanding of the risks, the Singapore government should never need to implement social media laws because online community will plays its role in weeding out unsavory comments.
Instead, it should redirect its emphasis to cultivate a society that embraces racial and religious acceptance, rather than tolerance. Full story
