Record number of protection orders against harassment filed and granted in 2021

There were 209 doxxing cases between June 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO
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SINGAPORE - When a woman showed up at the front door of her condominium with two other people after insulting her on social media platform Instagram, mother-of-three Francesca Chia was alarmed.

Ms Peggy Heng, an influencer who promotes products on social media, had been harassing Ms Chia, 32, for months. It all started with a negative review Ms Chia posted on her Instagram story after buying salmon sashimi from an online business Ms Heng ran.

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