#784 ft. Rahayu Mahzam – Don’t Suffer in Silence: How Singapore’s New Laws Can Help Fight Online Harassment & Abuse

Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Mdm Rahayu Mahzam breaks down how the new Online Safety (Relief & Accountability) Act is designed to provide victims with timely and effective relief from online harms while enhancing accountability for perpetrators. She also shares how users, tech companies, and the community, all have a role in shaping the next phase of online safety.

 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (𝙈𝘿𝘿𝙄).
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(00:00) A Message From MDDI
(00:20) Intro
(03:31) Why online harms need a new framework
(06:16) 3 big changes: Online Safety Commission, suing perpetrators, lifting anonymity
(08:18) Learning from other countries (including Australia)
(10:40) Balancing free speech, public interest & harm
(13:14) What counts as online harm (doxxing, stalking, harassment, etc.)
(13:57) How to get help: report platform → escalate to OAC/OSCE
(14:47) Is OSCE “online police”?
(16:00) Why this is urgent
(18:16) Working with platforms: what’s easy vs grey areas
(24:38) Holding perpetrators accountable: statutory torts & damages
(26:04) Calling out vs doxxing: when the harasser plays victim
(30:48) Triage: urgent cases (intimate images, child abuse)
(32:02) Deepfakes, impersonation & scams — where OSCE fits
(36:04) Who decides? Commissioner, safeguards, reconsideration & appeal panel
(40:31) Why self-harm & grooming aren’t covered here (other laws)
(43:40) Launch timeline: first half of 2026, starting with five harms
(44:19) Kids & online behaviour: whistleblowing vs piling on
(47:12) Should we ban social media for kids? Why it’s complicated
(49:12) Biggest rollout worries: caseload, flexibility, whole-of-society effort
(51:29) AI & online harms: “rules of the road” approach
(55:40) Parenting in the digital age: values, calibration, youth voices
(58:36) One Shiok Thing
(01:06:38) Post-interview reflection

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