TOC tells ordinary Singaporean: You shouldn't be here unless you like us

Seen on TOC's Facebook page, in a discussion that was free-flowing on both sides until The Online Censor stepped in to tight-slap dissenting views.

TOC's elite uncaring message was: "You don't like us very much and thus perhaps you shouldn't be here." [scroll to the bottom to see the exchange, assuming TOC hasn't deleted it yet]

Screenshot taken Tue 23 Nov 2010, at 9.00 PM

Why is TOC only wanting to hear "the good stuff"? Surely they have the guts to defend their views, if they are campaigning for an open society?

Does TOC want a society with only YES-MEN? Will they be the next MIW if they ever come to power?

This is why we need true free press like Temasek Review.

Hacker Attack On Our Facebook Account? Is TOC involved?

Within 24 hours of our latest proof of TOC being The Online Censor, we received a very strange email about our Facebook account.

Singaporeans For Free Speech & Transparency has never had trouble logging into our Facebook account. So why did we get this message?

Did somebody try to hack or disable our Facebook account? And if so, why?

Have our Free Speech & Transparency advocacies offended certain people? We saw how Dr Joseph Ong of Temasek Review had his name dragged through the mud in the MSM.

We exposed TOC as The Online Censor in 2009, and again as an enemy of free speech in 2010. Could they be behind what seems like a hacking attempt?

TOC The Online Censor Strikes Again, Pot Calling Kettle White?

YPAP and TOC have much in common. YPAP recently reached across the (figurative) table and gave TOC one tight slap. TOC then KBKB about no free speech, say YPAP only want to hear the good stuff.

But is this "The Pot Calling The Kettle WHITE"?

Singaporeans For Free Speech & Transparency now brings you more revelations about TOC The Online Censor - and how they are CENSORING critics on their website. Unlike Temasek Review which isn't afraid to let it all hang out (and we're not referring to a certain video here).

Shadrake's Legal Eagles - The TOC Link?

The Wall Street Journal recently covered the trial of UK anti-death penalty campaigner Alan Shadrake. It features a photo of Shadrake, his lawyer M. Ravi, and another gentleman who bears a remarkable resemblance to Choo Zheng Xi, Editor-at-Large of The Online Citizen.

Photo Credit: Reuters / WSJ

We hate the death penalty as much as the next righteous convict, but why is it that TOC is giving so much more coverage to Shadrake than Temasek Review?

Is it because a key figure of TOC is involved with Shadrake's legal team?

Is there a conflict of interest for TOC, when they publish news on the Shadrake trial? Like here, here, here and here.

Why hasn't TOC publicly declared this conflict of interest, when they stand up for transparency on everything else?

TOC Flip Flop, Flop Flip

A very strange thing has happened at The Online Citizen over the past one week.

First, founding editor Andrew Loh was reported as having quit and would "no longer be involved with the operations of The Online Citizen".

But one week later, Andrew Loh is now writing articles in full force. And he is now "Editor-at-large", enjoying the same rank and status as Choo Zheng Xi.



What is happening? Why the flip-flop by TOC? It seems more and more like TOC is going into the throes of internal political fighting.

Can you trust TOC when they flip-flop in the space of 7 days? At least Temasek Review only acts weird when they have a Denial of Service attack on them!

What is happening to the Singapore blogosphere? Can we trust anybody anymore?

TOC, give us a frank and full account of what happened!

Power Struggle in TOC? Transparency please!

Of late there have been many strange rumblings within The Online Citizen.

Leong Sze Hian became Acting Managing Editor.

Alfian Sa'at, who we understand was credited as scriptwriter for the National Day Parade 2009, is a Columnist.

And now Andrew Loh, TOC Founder and Chief Editor, has left TOC!

Our undercover reporters have hypothesized that there is infighting and jockeying for position within TOC. For whoever controls TOC will have a very powerful online broadcast platform to play with.

So was Andrew Loh the first victim of infighting within TOC?

And did our exposé of TOC play a role in the change? We may never know. But we call upon TOC to give a full and transparent explanation of the reasons for Andrew Loh's departure. TOC supporters past and present deserve the facts.

The importance of Deep Throat in Singapore

This is an article about something profound, which some people have difficulty swallowing. Some will spit it back in your faces. But we believe it is an important component of healthy free speech, of achieving the climax of human democracy. (No, this is not about Section 377.)

A couple of readers have asked us if it is possible to be credible without revealing our names.

The answer is YES.

Remember Watergate in the USA? It was reported by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post.

But the most important figure in Watergate did not reveal his name at the time. He was only known as DEEP THROAT.

Imagine what would have happened if the American people had written off Watergate only because DEEP THROAT did not reveal himself.

Ask yourself what the real agenda is, when people write off a commentator because of anonymity. To say the anonymous cannot be credible, is to say Watergate should not have succeeded. We might still be having a Nixon Regime in Washington today.