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Singapore targets online harms with new remedies, civil causes of action

By Jet Damazo-Santos ( October 16, 2025, 04:48 GMT | Insight) -- Singapore's new online safety bill will empower victims of online harms to seek swift remedies through a new Online Safety Commission and sue perpetrators under new statutory torts. The bill sets clear duties for individuals who create or share harmful content, administrators of online spaces and major digital platforms. Platforms with significant reach would face tighter timelines, identity-verification duties and possible blocking orders for noncompliance.Singapore is expanding its online-safety regime with new legislation that would give victims of online harms faster access to remedies and allow them to hold perpetrators accountable. The proposal combines administrative powers for a new regulator with fresh civil causes of action through statutory torts....

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