The Singapore government announced on Thursday that Meta Platforms has been given a deadline until the end of this month to implement measures, including facial recognition, aimed at tackling impersonation scams on Facebook.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Meta could face fines of up to S$1 million ($776,639) if it fails to comply “without reasonable excuse.” The ministry added that non-compliance beyond the deadline would result in daily fines of up to S$100,000.
The directive was officially issued to Meta on Wednesday. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this month, Singapore police instructed Meta to introduce anti-scam measures targeting fake advertisements, accounts, profiles, and business pages impersonating senior government officials on its Facebook platform. That initial order did not specify a compliance deadline.
The ministry highlighted that between June 2024 and June 2025, there was a rise in scammers exploiting Facebook to impersonate government officeholders. These scams involved using videos or images of officials in fraudulent ads, accounts, profiles, and business pages.
“While Meta has taken steps to address the risk of impersonation scams globally, including in Singapore, the home affairs ministry and the Singapore police force remain concerned by the prevalence of such scams in Singapore,” the ministry stated.
This marks the first order issued under Singapore’s Online Criminal Harms Act, which came into effect in February 2024.
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