Description

Introduced Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 (No. 17/2023)

On 8 May 2023, the Online Criminal Harms Act was introduced to the Parliament of Singapore. The Act would allow the Government to issue five types of directions to any online service through which criminal activities could be conducted. These includ…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

Hide details
2023-05-08
under deliberation

On 8 May 2023, the Online Criminal Harms Act was introduced to the Parliament of Singapore. The Act…

2023-07-05
adopted

On 5 July 2023, the Online Criminal Harms Act was passed by the Parliament of Singapore. The Act wi…

2023-07-24
adopted

On 24 July 2023, the Online Criminal Harms Act was signed by the President of Singapore. The Act al…

2024-02-01
in force

On 1 February 2024, Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6 to 10, sections 50 and 52 to 60, and the First Schedule of…