500+ reports in 2 months: How Singapore’s new Online Safety Commission is tackling online harms

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From disturbing AI sextortion cases to holding platforms accountable, Singapore’s Commissioner of Online Safety Francis Ng reveals what it takes to protect victims.

Natasha Ann Zachariah

Published Oct 15, 2026, 01:10 PM

Updated Oct 15, 2026, 01:11 PM

In the first two months after the Online Safety Commission (OSC) started operations, the agency handled more than 500 reports of online harms - most of which concern doxing and online harassment.

Launched on June 29, the OSC is a new agency, that helps victims by compelling platforms and group administrators to remove harmful content quickly.

Can the OSC make the internet a safe space for users in Singapore? Singapore’s Commissioner of Online Safety Francis Ng drops in on The Usual Place to talk about how the OSC has the power to tackle online harms, and why removing harmful content can give victims relief.

Also, if Ng could personally ban one harmful online behaviour, what would it be?

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:30 What does the Online Safety Commission do?

4:30 500+ cases, some of the material “very, very disturbing”

7:02 The AI sextortion case that stayed with Ng

9:54 Is there too much onus on social media platforms?

13:40 Is it always clear-cut that harm has been caused?

21:43 The “eat slipper rice” case: when context matters

23:52 Can you report content that’s already disappeared?

31:47 Why is “justice” important for victims?

35:01The one online habit we would each ban

If you are a victim of intimate image abuse, image-based child abuse, doxing, online harassment and online stalking, you can make a report directly on OSC’s website at www.osc.gov.sg .

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从令人不安的人工智能性勒索案件到追究平台的责任，新加坡网络安全专员吴伟雄揭示了保护受害者需要采取哪些措施。

娜塔莎·安·扎卡里亚

发布于2026年10月15日下午1:10

更新于2026年10月15日下午1:11

在网络安全委员会 (OSC) 开始运作后的头两个月里，该机构处理了 500 多起网络危害报告——其中大部分涉及人肉搜索和网络骚扰。

OSC 于 6 月 29 日成立，是一个新机构，旨在通过强制平台和群组管理员迅速删除有害内容来帮助受害者。

新加坡网络安全局（OSC）能否确保新加坡用户的网络安全？新加坡网络安全局局长吴伟雄做客《The Usual Place》节目，探讨了OSC如何有能力应对网络危害，以及移除有害内容为何能为受害者带来慰藉。

另外，如果吴恩达可以亲自禁止一种有害的网络行为，他会禁止哪一种？

亮点（点击/轻触上方）：

1:30 网络安全委员会是做什么的？

4:30 500多起案件，其中一些材料“非常非常令人不安”

7:02 吴恩达 (Ng) 一直关注的人工智能性勒索案

9:54 社交媒体平台是否承担了过多的责任？

13:40 是否总能明确判断是否造成了伤害？

21:43 “吃拖鞋饭”案：语境的重要性

23:52 你能举报已经消失的内容吗？

31:47 为什么“正义”对受害者来说很重要？

35:01 我们每个人都会禁止的一种网络习惯

如果您是私密图像滥用、基于图像的儿童虐待、人肉搜索、网络骚扰和网络跟踪的受害者，您可以直接在新加坡证券及市场管理局 (OSC) 的网站 www.osc.gov.sg 上进行举报。

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