On 11 December 2025, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI)’s order declaring Kenneth Jeyaretnam's website, The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS), and his social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn a…
On 10 December 2025, the amended Press Law, including cybersecurity regulation, was adopted by the National Assembly. The Law includes rules requiring press agencies operating online to comply with cybersecurity regulations, their approved mandates,…
On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the amended Press Law, which includes content moderation regulations. The Law restricts content that opposes the State, distorts party or state policies, causes social division, incites hatred or di…
On 10 December 2025, the Minister of Communications' designation of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, X, Threads, Reddit, Kick, and Twitch as age-restricted social media platforms under the Social Media Minimum Age Act enters into forc…
On 10 December 2025, the Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Rules 2025 enter into force. The rules define which services are excluded from being classified as age-restricted social media platforms under the Online Safety Act 2021.…
On 10 December 2025, the requirement for providers of age-restricted social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 years of age from having accounts enters into force, following a commencement date set within the 12-month…
On 9 December 2025, the Stop Sextortion Act (SB 3398) was introduced to the Senate. The Act would criminalise the threat to distribute visual depictions of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) with the intent to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause em…
On 9 December 2025, the Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online Act (ECCHO Act/SB 3397) was introduced to the Senate. The Act would create a new offence called "coercion of children to commit harm." The offence would make it unlawful to intentio…
On 8 December 2025, the European Commission initiated a formal investigation into Google to assess whether the company has breached European Union competition rules by using content from web publishers and YouTube for artificial intelligence (AI) pu…
On 8 December 2025, the European Commission announced that Meta committed to giving EU users a choice on personalised advertising to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The commitment includes offering an option on Facebook and Instagram that…