Singapore is an economic leader in Southeast Asia, with a vibrant information communication technologies sector. However the state maintains a strong formal and informal controls over the information to which its citizens have access. Singapore's official position is that the state filters Internet content to promote social values and maintain national unity. Singapore's media acts as a "semi-official bridge between the public and Government. In Singapore,formal actions to control content is frequent.
The Singapore Telecommunications Act requires Internet access servise providers (IASPs) to obtain a license before offering services to the public in Singapore. Under the Media Development Authority of Singapore Act ( MDA), the MDA has authority to require the blocking of specific external sites or domain and to mandate the removal or moderation of 'objectionable' content hosted by service or content providers .
The MDA's Internet Code of Practice defines prohibited content, which engaged in explicit sexual activity, advocates homosexuality or lesbianism, shows sexual activity by a person less than 16 years old , violence and cruelty, endorse ethnic, racial or religious hatred. In practice, the MDA claims to have established a 'symbolic' list of 100 sites that are officially blocked. People attempting to view any sites on this list will be informed that the in question is blocked.
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