SINGAPORE: Singapore's greatest concern in online safety is the threat to racial harmony and religious tolerance, which are what it wants to safeguard through codes of practice proposed by the Government, Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo said on Wednesday .
When asked why Singapore is looking at the new codes, Ms Teo said that the Government is considering the"voluminous amount" of user generated content that are made available to social media platforms, as well as the safeguards that need to be put in place for individuals to feel a greater sense of safety while engaging in online content.
"We secured commitment of these companies to promote awareness and utilisation of these tools in the Singapore context," said Ms Teo. This means that Singapore would want to articulate in the codes what people hope to see as a result of interventions by social media services such as Facebook or Instagram, to achieve the same outcomes.
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