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information or material produced entirely by another person—
(i) without altering the information or material; or
(ii) only altering the information or material to the extent to fit time, space or format constraints.

When is information provided, posted or removed from social media service, etc.

11.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, information or material is provided on a social media service or relevant electronic service, or provided using an internet access service, if the information or material is accessible to, or delivered to, one or more of the end-users using the service.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, information or material is posted on a social media service or relevant electronic service, or posted using an internet access service, by an end-user if the end-user causes the information or material to be accessible to, or delivered to, one or more other end-users using the service.

(3) For the purposes of this Part, information or material is removed from a social media service or relevant electronic service or an internet access service if the information or material is neither accessible to, nor delivered to, any of the end-users using the service.

Meaning of “publish in Singapore” and associated terms

12.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person publishes in Singapore any information or material if the person—

(a) includes the information or material in a newspaper, magazine, leaflet, ticket or other document that is available, or distributed, to the public;
(b) includes the information or material, or something that contains the information or material, on an online location or in any way that renders the information or material accessible from the Internet;