Internet big boys take aim at Singapore’s “regressive” new rules

Singapore’s move to tighten regulation of news web sites, already under fire from bloggers and human rights groups, has attracted criticism from an unexpected quarter - large internet firms with a big presence in the city-state who say the new rules will hurt the industry.

Web giants Facebook, eBay, Google and Yahoo! have said the revised rules “have negatively impacted Singapore’s global image as an open and business-friendly country”.

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