Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Singapore Orders Meta to Implement Anti-Scam Measures, Faces Fine
Singapore's police are making Facebook's parent company, Meta, fight online scams.
Meta has been told to put anti-scam features on its platform or pay a big fine.
Scammers have been pretending to be government officials to trick people.
These scams have caused people to lose a lot of money.
The government is stepping in because these scams are happening on Facebook.
This is a change because the government is now enforcing rules and can give out large fines.
Singapore police ordered Meta to implement anti-scam measures on Facebook.
The order is in response to a rise in impersonation scams.
Meta could be fined up to S$1 million for non-compliance.
The order falls under Singapore's Online Criminal Harms Act.
GOIS (government official impersonation scams) nearly tripled in the first half of 2025.
- Who
- Singapore Police and Meta
- What
- Order for Meta to implement anti-scam measures on Facebook
- When
- Order issued under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) in February 2024.
- Where
- Singapore
- Why
- To combat the rise of impersonation scams on Facebook.
- Company Ordered
- Meta
- Order Issued By
- Singapore Police
- Reason for Order
- Combat government official impersonation scams
- Potential Fine
- Up to S$1 million
- Legislation
- Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA)
- Scam Rise
- Almost tripled in the first half of 2025
- Victim Losses
- S$126.5 million in the first half of 2025