Singapore used to be called a nanny state. Now it has a government attuned to social media.

Singaporeans still get their news from the mainstream media, we are told. That may be so. But the mainstream can no longer ignore the social media. Not when even the leaders have Facebook accounts.

The use of social media can backfire, as Grace Fu found when she aired her views on the proposed pay cuts for ministers. The Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts wrote on Facebook:Continue Reading