Singapore: Signed Online Criminal Harms Act
Description
Signed Online Criminal Harms Act
On 24 July 2023, the Online Criminal Harms Act was signed by the President of Singapore. The Act allows the Government to issue five types of directions to online services through which criminal activities could be conducted. These include the “stop…
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
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-05-08
under deliberation
2023-07-05
adopted
2023-07-24
adopted