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        "msgid": "singapore-launches-online-safety-commission-to-address-online-harms-1782748462",
        "date": "2026-06-29 21:39:33",
        "title": "Singapore Launches Online Safety Commission to Address Online Harms",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Singapore's newly formed Online Safety Commission (OSC) commenced operations on Monday, offering victims of online harms a new avenue to seek content removal, support services, and civil legal remedies. The commission will initially handle five categories of harmful online actions, including cyber harassment and doxxing. It possesses the authority to issue takedown orders to users, administrators, or platforms, with non-compliance constituting a criminal offence.",
        "content": "<p>Singapore\u2019s newly established Online Safety Commission (OSC) began\noperations on Monday (29\/6), providing a new channel for victims of\nharmful online actions to request content removal, support services, and\npursue civil legal remedies. The commission will initially handle five\ncategories of harmful online actions: online harassment, including\nsexual harassment; doxxing; online stalking; intimate image abuse; and\nimage-based child abuse. This was stated by Singapore\u2019s Ministry of\nDigital Development and Information, Ministry of Law, and the commission\nin a joint statement on Sunday (28\/6). Additional categories have been\nidentified but will be implemented in subsequent phases. For cases of\nonline harassment and online stalking, victims are directed to first\nreport the relevant content to the platform where it appeared. If the\nplatform fails to respond promptly or provides an inadequate response,\nvictims can file a report with the commission. Cases involving doxxing,\nintimate image abuse, and image-based child abuse can be reported\ndirectly to the commission. The commission can order the user who\nuploaded the harmful content, the administrator of the online group or\npage, or the platform hosting the content to take action if there is\nreason to suspect that a harmful online action has occurred. The\ncommission can request content to be removed, access to be disabled, or\nuser accounts to be restricted. Failure to comply with such an order is\na criminal offence. If an administrator or platform fails to comply with\nthe commission\u2019s order, internet service providers can be directed to\nblock access to the specific site, page, or online space in Singapore,\nwhile app stores can be ordered to stop distributing the non-compliant\nplatform\u2019s application in the country. Individuals who do not know the\nidentity of the party that harmed them online can also request the\ncommission\u2019s assistance to identify the perpetrators. The commission\nalso works with community organisations that provide counselling and\nother assistance.<\/p>",
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