Output side — a tight four-part regime · Updated 2026-04-26

Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill 2025

Output Enacted 2025 Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI)

Core Point

Fast-track victim relief plus platform accountability — AI-abuse complaints must be acted on within 24 hours.

Detailed Note

The 2025 Online Safety Act focuses on victim relief and platform accountability: (1) victims may file complaints with the Online Safety Commission (OSC), which platforms must act on within 24 hours; (2) platforms that fail to comply face significant fines; (3) AI-generated defamation, harassment and sexual imagery all fall within scope. This marks a key step in Singapore's output-side governance shifting from after-the-fact punishment to in-process accountability.

Position in the Legal Framework

Permissive on training does not mean permissive on output. Deepfakes, AI-generated intimate imagery, AI-generated disinformation and election manipulation are all governed by a tight four-part legislative package — Singapore's policy hedge against "AI freedom" being abused.

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