In Singapore, the space for independent journalism has become increasingly constrained. Legal and regulatory tools, alongside pressure on funding channels, have raised the cost of doing accountability reporting and reduced the room for critical voices.

Measures such as the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) have been used in ways that can chill public debate.

TOC's publications have been designated a Declared Online Location (DOL) four times.

Under this designation, TOC itself is no longer able to receive financial support from readers—this includes donations, advertising, and other funding channels tied directly to TOC as a platform.

TOC has continued publishing despite these headwinds, operating from Taiwan since 2023. Because TOC cannot accept direct reader support while the DOL designation is in place, we are instead asking readers to support our non-DOL work—including projects such as our wiki documenting Singapore's parliamentary records and political happenings.

Support Our Non-DOL Projects

While TOC as a platform cannot accept donations, we continue other work that sits outside the DOL designation and can be supported directly.

This includes our wiki documenting Singapore's parliamentary records and political happenings, which relies on reader support to stay accurate, up to date, and freely accessible.

Your contribution helps fund research, documentation, and verification work on these non-DOL projects, and keeps them sustainable.

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