New rules to make social media firms accountable for online harms

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the Bill will empower the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to issue orders to social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, to take down egregious content....Failure to comply may attract a fine of up to $1 million, or a direction to have their social media services blocked here.

why private messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are not covered by the Bill, even though image-based sexual abuse largely takes place via private channels.... “The short answer is that there are legitimate privacy concerns.”