Singapore orders TikTok, Meta to disable former ISA detainee’s accounts over posts inciting racial tensions

Zulfikar was detained under the ISA in 2016 for his promotion of terrorism and online glorification of the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and his actions had contributed to the radicalisation of at least two other Singaporeans.

He had also called on Muslims to reject the constitutional, secular, democratic state in favour of an Islamic state governed by Syariah law, and believed that violence should be used to achieve this goal if necessary, said MHA. 

In response to CNA’s queries, MHA said it is not the first time that such directions have been issued under the Online Criminal Harms Act.

Since the start of the Act in February 2024, the police have issued directions, including account restriction directions and disabling directions, to restrict the exposure of Singapore users to online criminal activities such as scams and malicious cyber activities.