Output side — a tight four-part regime · Updated 2026-04-26
Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025
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. Parliament passed the Bill on 5 November 2025; the Online Safety Commission (OSC) and the statutory tort provisions commenced on 29 June 2026, covering 13 categories of online harms.
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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Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025
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