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How other countries have thwarted foreign interference and enacted laws against it

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The US introduced a Bill to improve the transparency of online political advertisements, in direct response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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In introducing the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) alluded to a number of cases where external attempts to intervene with domestic politics were detected and largely neutered. Here's a look at two cases overseas:

The Australian senator

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