Singapore: Opened consultation on the Code of Conduct for Online Safety and the Social Media Services Content Code

On 13 July 2022, Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) opened a public consultation on two draft codes of conduct - the Code of Conduct for Online Safety and the Content Code for Social Media Services, which aim to enhance online safety for social media services users in Singapore, notably the Code of Conduct for Online Safety and the Content Code for Social Media Services. The Code of Conduct for Online Safety requires social media services providers to set system-wide processes and additional safeguards to improve online safety for users, especially minors. In addition, the Code of Conduct for Online Safety requires Social media platforms to establish community standards in six categories: sexual content, violent content, self-harm content, cyberbullying content, content endangering public health and content facilitating vice and organised crime. The Social Media Services Content Code gives the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) the power to order any social media service to block local access to any content that incites racial or religious disharmony or intolerance.The consultation will be open until 10 August 2022.