On 9 November 2022, the Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (“Bill“) was passed in Parliament. The Bill seeks to enhance the safety of digital spaces for Singapore users, particularly for children. The Bill will introduce new regulations and obligations on the part of online communication services and internet access service providers, and will empower the Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA“) to issue orders blocking harmful content.
The new regulations covering online communication services are currently intended to apply to social media services, which are viewed as a priority area due to the higher proportion of harmful online content on social media platforms. In this regard, IMDA has also issued a draft Code of Practice for Online Safety which sets out obligations that designated social media services have to meet. This Update provides a summary of the key provisions of the Bill and the draft Code of Practice.
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