[SMULA] Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill: Singapore’s Latest Regulatory Response to Online Harms <Chen Siyuan>

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SMU LAW ACADEMY “RECENT HIGHLIGHTS” SERIES

Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill: Singapore’s Latest Regulatory Response to Online Harms

Professor Chen Siyuan

Professor of Law (Education)

Associate Dean (Student and Alumni Affairs)

Director, Moots

SMU Yong Pung How School of Law

SYNOPSIS

In late-2025, Singapore passed the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill. The legislation is notable for taking a complainant-centric approach and providing the Commissioner of Online Safety a broad range of powers to provide timely redress for online harms such as image abuse and doxxing. Various torts imposing duties on administrators and intermediaries have also been created.

This webinar will provide an overview of some of the key features of the legislation, situate it within the broader suite of laws that address related types of online harms, and draw upon the experience of other jurisdictions which have comparable rules.

This session is part of the SMU Law Academy “Recent Highlights” series. Designed with the busy practitioner in mind, this series provides participants with a convenient platform to obtain timely and practical bite-sized analysis of the latest developments in various areas of the law. The series will be taught by leading and experienced experts curated from academia and practice. Each topic in the series is distilled into a short-duration online webinar so that busy legal professionals can be effectively updated with the most material developments affecting their practice.

SPEAKER

Siyuan is a Professor of Law (Education) with the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law. His main teaching and research interests are in evidence and procedure, with secondary interests in regulating new technologies and international law. An author of more than a hundred publications, his works have been cited by the SGCA, SGHC, SICC, Indian Supreme Court, and UK Law Commission.

Siyuan has also directed SMU's International Moots Programme since 2010.

FEES

a.	Registration Fee Registration fee of S$163.50* (inclusive of GST) applies
b.	Group Registration Registration fee of S$147.15* (inclusive of GST) applies
c.	SMU Alumni (LLB / JD / LLM graduates) Registration fee of S$147.15* (inclusive of GST) applies
	* Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email by 29 April 2026. SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.

Registration closes on 29 April 2026.

Complimentary for SMU Law Faculty, Staff & Students. Please sign up with your SMU email address.

DATE

6 May 2026

TIME

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

PUBLIC CPD POINTS

VENUE

Webinar

PRACTICE AREA

Telecommunications, Media & Technology

TRAINING LEVEL

Update

PROGRAMME

2:15 PM	Participants log in to webinar
2:30 PM	Start of Event
4:30 PM	End of Event

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