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Smart nation also needs to be safe nation
While pressing ahead with digitalisation, Singapore is also taking steps to tackle toxic online behaviour such as cyber bullying.
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Since tech platforms have failed to root out unacceptable behaviours from cyberspace, the authorities are stepping in to protect citizens who get targeted.
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A new law is in the works to help individuals traumatised by cyber bullying or those whose intimate images or videos are being shared online.
It will involve empowering an e-safety commissioner to act decisively in such cases. Tech platforms, for example, could be ordered to take down the traumatising content within a specified timeframe. The e-safety commissioner could also prohibit perpetrators from continuing to share the voyeuristic recordings. A breach of the orders could lead to a fine or jail sentence.
