Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
3. Meaning of “communicate”
Feedback & supportIn this Act other than in Part 2, a statement or material is communicated in Singapore if it is made available to one or more end‑users in Singapore on or through the internet.
statement
“statement” means any word (including abbreviation and initial), number, image (moving or otherwise), sound, symbol or other representation, or a combination of any of these;
In Part 2, a statement is communicated in Singapore if it is made available to one or more end‑users in Singapore on or through —
the internet; or
MMS or SMS.
A reference in this Act to communicating a statement or material in Singapore includes causing its communication (within the meaning of subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be) in Singapore.
material
“material” means anything that consists of or contains a statement;Examples Examples of a material are a message, a post, an article, a speech, a picture, a video recording and a sound recording.