{"id":497928,"date":"2022-10-03T14:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/singapore-proposes-new-law-to-tackle-harmful-online-content\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:56:25","slug":"singapore-proposes-new-law-to-tackle-harmful-online-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/singapore-proposes-new-law-to-tackle-harmful-online-content\/","title":{"rendered":"#Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd15049ddc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd15049ddc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/singapore-proposes-new-law-to-tackle-harmful-online-content\/#%E2%80%9CSingapore_proposes_new_law_to_tackle_harmful_online_content%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSingapore_proposes_new_law_to_tackle_harmful_online_content%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/proposed-new-legislati.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/proposed-new-legislati.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Proposed new legislation to combat 'harmful' content could see social media sites blocked or fined in Singapore, which three years ago passed a law combating 'fake news'\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/proposed-new-legislati.jpg\" alt=\"Proposed new legislation to combat 'harmful' content could see social media sites blocked or fined in Singapore, which three yea\" title=\"Proposed new legislation to combat 'harmful' content could see social media sites blocked or fined in Singapore, which three years ago passed a law combating 'fake news'\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Proposed new legislation to combat &#8216;harmful&#8217; content could see <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> sites blocked or fined in Singapore, which three years ago passed a law combating &#8216;fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>&#8217;<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Social media sites could be blocked or fined in Singapore if they fail to stop users in the tightly-controlled country from accessing &#8220;harmful&#8221; content under a proposed law introduced in parliament on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Under the bill, regulators can order social media platforms to block &#8220;egregious content&#8221; including posts advocating violence and terrorism or depictions of child sexual exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Content that poses a public health risk or that is likely to cause racial and religious disharmony in Singapore is also included, the Ministry of Communications and Information said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While some online services have made efforts to address harmful content, the prevalence of harmful online content remains a concern, given the high level of digital penetration and pervasive usage of online services among Singapore users, including children&#8221;, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Regulators can also order platforms to block a specific account from being accessed by users in Singapore, but the orders will not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly to private communications.<\/p>\n<p>Online communication services &#8220;with significant reach or impact in Singapore&#8221; may also be required to introduce measures to prevent Singapore users, particularly children, from accessing harmful content, the ministry said, without naming the platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament will debate the bill in November. If it is passed, it would give authorities another tool to control online content.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore last year passed a contentious law aimed at preventing foreign interference in domestic politics. <\/p>\n<p>The law allows authorities to compel internet service providers and social media platforms to provide user information, block content and remove applications used to spread content they deem hostile.<\/p>\n<p>Three years ago, the city-state passed a law combating &#8220;fake news&#8221;, which gives government ministers powers to order social media sites to put warnings next to posts authorities deem to be false, and in extreme cases get them taken down.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-medium text-info mt-2 d-inline-block\" href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2022-09-social-media-teen-substance.html\">Study finds social media encourages teen substance use<\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content (2022, October  3)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  3 October 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2022-10-singapore-law-tackle-online-content.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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