Singapore: Parliament adopted Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (No. 18/2025) including user identification requirement

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Parliament adopted Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (No. 18/2025) including user identification requirement

On 5 November 2025, Parliament adopted the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill (No. 18/2025). The Bill will authorise the Commissioner of Online Safety to require online service providers to provide identity information and contact detail…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
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 (No. 18/2…

2025-11-25
adopted

On 25 November 2025, the President signed the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025 (N…

2026-06-29
in force

On 29 June 2026, the user identification provisions of the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability…