Singapore: Parliament adopted Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (No. 18/2025) including content moderation authority governance

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Parliament adopted Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (No. 18/2025) including content moderation authority governance

On 5 November 2025, Parliament adopted the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (Bill No. 18/2025). The Bill will establish the Commissioner of Online Safety with investigative, administrative and enforcement powers relating to online harm…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-10-15
under deliberation

On 15 October 2025, the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (Bill No. 18/2025) was intro…

2025-11-05
adopted

On 5 November 2025, Parliament adopted the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (Bill No.…

2025-11-25
adopted

On 25 November 2025, the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (Bill No. 18/2025) was sign…

2026-06-29
in force

On 29 June 2026, the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act, including content moderation au…