On 15 December 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) adopted the updated Online Safety Information Powers Guidance, focusing on its information gathering powers under the Online Safety Act 2023. The updated guidance includes information on Ofco…
On 13 December 2025, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) confirmed that X Corp. paid an administrative fine of IDR 78.125 million over content moderation violations pertaining to pornographic content. It was highlighted that …
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 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 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 9 December 2025, the Sentencing Accountability for Exploitation Act (SAFE Act/SB 3394) was introduced to the Senate. The Act would direct the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend its sentencing guidelines on child sexual abuse …
On 5 December 2025, the eSafety Commissioner published the Online Safety Codes and Standards Regulatory Guidance. The guidance is designed to assist service providers regulated by the Online Safety Codes and Standards, including the Unlawful Materia…
On 5 December 2025, the European Commission fined X EUR 120 million for breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The noncompliance decision concerns three areas, the deceptive use of the “blue checkmark”, insufficient…
On 4 December 2025, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner and Ireland’s Media Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on online safety cooperation to formalise collaboration on platform accountability and safety by design. The MOU sets out …