Josephine Teo on Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill
The government is taking a “decisive step” to give victims of online harms an avenue for timely, effective and accessible redress, said Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo. Outlining the key features of the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill in parliament on Wednesday (Nov 5), she said it aims to do this in three ways. Firstly, there will be a new office of the Commissioner of Online Safety which can issue directions to communicators of harmful content, administrators of groups or pages and platforms to act quickly on the content. Secondly, it will introduce statutory torts for victims to initiate legal proceedings against those responsible. Thirdly, it provides victims with the means to identify the person who caused the harm.
The government is taking a “decisive step” to give victims of online harms an avenue for timely, effective and accessible redress, said Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo. Outlining the key features of the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill in parliament on Wednesday (Nov 5), she said it aims to do this in three ways. Firstly, there will be a new office of the Commissioner of Online Safety which can issue directions to communicators of harmful content, administrators of groups or pages and platforms to act quickly on the content. Secondly, it will introduce statutory torts for victims to initiate legal proceedings against those responsible. Thirdly, it provides victims with the means to identify the person who caused the harm.
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