{
  "id": 9076799,
  "title": "Over 500 cases of online harms reported to S’pore agency in first two months; youngest victim aged 7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/over-500-cases-of-online-harms-reported-to-spore-agency-in-first-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/over-500-cases-of-online-harms-reported-to-spore-agency-in-first-two-months-youngest-victim-aged-7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the initial two months since its establishment, the Online Safety Commission (OSC) in Singapore has received over 500 reports of online harm. A significant portion of these reports, nearly 20%, involved victims aged 18 or younger, with the youngest victim being a seven-year-old who experienced doxing. The OSC, which commenced operations on June 29, aims to address the exasperation of victims who have faced slow responses from online platforms. The commission is empowered to compel entities like platforms and group administrators to swiftly remove harmful content through takedown orders.\n\nThe OSC, comprising a team of 40 employees, is currently focusing on five major online threats: intimate image abuse, image-based child abuse, doxing, online harassment, and online stalking. The majority of eligible reports, both men and women, pertained to doxing and online harassment. Some reports submitted to the OSC were deemed ineligible, such as those involving online impersonation, deepfake abuse, instigation of disproportionate harm, incitement of violence, non-consensual disclosure of private information, and the publication of false information or reputation-damaging statements.\n\nA majority, over 90%, of the eligible reports were successfully resolved by the OSC. However, unresolved cases typically stem from unresponsive platforms, websites, or communicators, which the OSC will investigate further. The OSC operates under the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act, allowing it to impose penalties on non-compliant content creators, forum administrators, and platforms. These penalties can include fines of up to $20,000 for individuals and $500,000 for entities, with additional fines of up to $50,000 per day of continued non-compliance.\n\nOne of the resolved cases involved a victim of online sexual harassment who had been receiving unsolicited explicit content since 2022. Over 1,000 AI-generated deepfake nude images and videos of her were also posted across multiple platforms, which were subsequently removed after the OSC issued a direction to the platforms. Another victim faced harassment, stalking, and death threats on social media. The OSC directed platforms to remove the offending accounts and referred the victim to non-profit organization SHECARES for counseling and guidance.",
  "summary": "Doxing and online harassment made up bulk of eligible reports submitted to Online Safety Commission.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The Online Safety Commission's establishment marks a shift in Singapore's approach to online harm, empowering it to swiftly address victims' cases and hold platforms and content creators accountable.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}