Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 2: Sitoh Yih Pin on scams through fraudulent ads
The number of scam cases rose by nearly half last year from the year before, and there was a sharp increase in scams perpetrated through social media and messaging platforms. These included fraudulent advertisements placed on social media platforms. Those platforms must therefore be held accountable for such ads, which they profit from. MP Sitoh Yih Pin made these points in Parliament on Thursday (Feb 29). He asked if the Ministry of Home Affairs intends to strengthen legislation to combat scams and how it plans to improve public education so that people can protect themselves.
The number of scam cases rose by nearly half last year from the year before, and there was a sharp increase in scams perpetrated through social media and messaging platforms. These included fraudulent advertisements placed on social media platforms. Those platforms must therefore be held accountable for such ads, which they profit from. MP Sitoh Yih Pin made these points in Parliament on Thursday (Feb 29). He asked if the Ministry of Home Affairs intends to strengthen legislation to combat scams and how it plans to improve public education so that people can protect themselves.
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