Gan Thiam Poh on Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill
With new measures proposed to protect the public from harmful online content, MP Gan Thiam Poh had a question about the term “Singapore users” in a new Bill. He asked if this applied to all users who register or have accounts set up in Singapore, or who base their IP addresses in Singapore at the point of registration. He also wanted to know how users will be protected with the availability of virtual private networks. Bringing up Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and the mass layoffs that followed, Mr Gan said the ability of the company to prevent misinformation and hate messages has been “greatly reduced”. He asked how Singapore would ensure it was able to enforce controls in such situations. Mr Gan spoke in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 8).
With new measures proposed to protect the public from harmful online content, MP Gan Thiam Poh had a question about the term “Singapore users” in a new Bill. He asked if this applied to all users who register or have accounts set up in Singapore, or who base their IP addresses in Singapore at the point of registration. He also wanted to know how users will be protected with the availability of virtual private networks. Bringing up Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and the mass layoffs that followed, Mr Gan said the ability of the company to prevent misinformation and hate messages has been “greatly reduced”. He asked how Singapore would ensure it was able to enforce controls in such situations. Mr Gan spoke in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 8).
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