SINGAPORE: The official Facebook page of alternative news site Wake Up, Singapore (WUSG) was restored on 4 October 2025, a day after the outlet revealed that its account had been suspended by Meta.
A review of WUSG’s Facebook page showed that it published a new post at 7.30am on 4 October, covering a protest outside the United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 2 and 3 October over Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, indicating that the page had returned to normal operation.
However, the administrators said Meta had not provided any explanation for either the suspension or the reinstatement.
On 3 October, WUSG revealed via Instagram that Meta had removed its Facebook page, citing violations of “community standards on cybersecurity.”
The message from Meta read, “We know that this is disappointing, but we want to keep Facebook safe and welcoming for everyone.”
WUSG’s administrator described the move as “ridiculous,” adding that the outlet was “puzzled” by the lack of clarity over the enforcement action.
“They cite the ground of ‘cybersecurity’ but no details were provided. We have no real recourse without knowing the actual reason. We hope this decision can be corrected,” the administrator said.
The Online Citizen (TOC) had written to Meta for clarification regarding WUSG’s suspension but received no response.
WUSG’s Facebook page has over 181,000 followers, while its Instagram account has about 193,000 followers.
WUSG was founded by Ariffin Iskandar Sha bin Ali Akbar, better known as Ariffin Sha, a long-time activist who contested in the Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC during the 2025 General Election under the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) banner.
On 30 September 2025, Malaysian alternative media outlet Malaysiakini said its English-language Facebook page and one administrator’s account were suspended.
Meta also cited violations of cybersecurity guidelines, though Malaysiakini insisted its reporting relied only on public information.
The outlet noted it had submitted a 12-page document to Meta detailing a network’s activity and case studies. Meta reportedly found no evidence of inauthentic behaviour on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s page.
Malaysiakini appealed, and the suspension, which did not affect its Malay-language page, was lifted within two hours.
The Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia and Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil denied involvement, with Fahmi adding that Meta told him it had not suspended Malaysiakini or KiniTV.
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