Support The Online Citizen (TOC)

Why Your Support Matters

In Singapore, the space for independent journalism has become increasingly constrained. Legal and regulatory tools, alongside pressure on funding channels, have raised the cost of doing accountability reporting and reduced the room for critical voices.

Measures such as the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) have been used in ways that can chill public debate. At the same time, the POFMA Direction of Correction / restrictions linked to the DOL have materially disrupted our ability to sustain operations through normal commercial means, including advertising revenue.

TOC has continued publishing despite these headwinds. We have been operating from Taiwan since 2023, but the financial realities remain straightforward: maintaining a functioning newsroom, infrastructure, and legal resilience requires direct reader support—especially when traditional revenue streams are constrained.

How You Can Help

Donate to Sustain Independent Media

Your contribution helps us keep publishing, fund reporting and verification work, maintain operational infrastructure, and withstand political and legal pressures intended to shut independent platforms down.

One-time support

Other options

Bank transfer (Taiwan-based entity)

  • Entity Name: Miaoyi Infotech Ltd

  • Account Number: 2061-01-0001283-1

  • SWIFT Code: TSIBTWTP061

Monthly support

Partner With Us Through Advertising

We also welcome partnerships with organisations, communities, and businesses that want to reach our audience across platforms such as YouTube and TikTok.

Advertising with TOC places your message alongside journalism that prioritises independence, accountability, and public interest reporting.

For enquiries, please write to us at [email protected].

Why It Matters

Supporting TOC is not just about funding one publication. It is:

  • A stand for freedom of expression and public accountability in Singapore.

  • A commitment to keeping journalism independent of political and corporate capture.

  • An investment in sustaining a platform that continues reporting when it is costly to do so.

Every donation and partnership strengthens the capacity to keep publishing—and to keep scrutiny alive when it matters most.

Stand with us. Support The Online Citizen today.