🌐 Over 500 cases in 2 months: Doxxing, online harassment top complaints handled by new Online Safety Commission
Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo also shared that the Online Safety Commission (OSC) has resolved more than 90 per cent of eligible reports since it began operations on Jun 29.
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📰 Over 500 cases in 2 months: Doxxing, online harassment top complaints handled by new Online Safety Commission
Published: 22 Sep 2026, 4:00 AM | Source: AsiaOne / Sean Ler
Period covered: 29 June – 31 August 2026 (62 days)
📊 Key Figures
- Total reports received: 500+
- Resolved: >90% of eligible reports
- Gender split: Men and women impacted at nearly equal rates
- Age range: Youngest victim = 7 years old (doxxing); Oldest = 68 years old (online harassment)
- Victims under 18: ~17% of eligible reports
📋 Breakdown of Reported Harms (eligible reports)
Harm Type Percentage
Doxxing 44%
Online harassment 38%
Intimate image abuse 8%
Online stalking 7%
Image-based child abuse (victims <16) 3%
👦 Young Victims (under 18) — Breakdown
- Online harassment: 51%
- Doxxing: 31%
🗣 Official Statements
Minister Josephine Teo (Minister for Digital Development & Information):
"What this initial progress suggests is that there is really a need to provide better support to victims of online harms, and today the OSC is able to do so."
"Very often, when you speak to these victims, their immediate need is clear and straightforward — they really want the harmful content to be removed as soon as possible."
Platforms remain the first stop, but victims now have the OSC to turn to when they need extra support.
Commissioner Francis Ng:
"Before the OSC existed, victims had no direct means of being able to take down harmful content online. The OSC changed that by creating a statutory reporting mechanism."
📌 About the OSC
- Launched: 29 June 2026
- Established under: Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act 2025
- 5 harm categories handled in first phase (8 more to be added later)
- Reporting routes:
- Direct reporting: doxxing, intimate image abuse, child image abuse
- First report to platform → then OSC if no adequate response within 24h: harassment, stalking
- Resolved = harmful content removed via platform action, takedown directions, account restriction, or access-disabling orders
📢 Notable Cases
1. Deepfake & sexual harassment — Victim targeted since 2022; ~1,000 posts across platforms including AI-generated nude deepfakes. All removed after OSC issued its first Access Disabling Direction.
2. Prolonged harassment & stalking — Perpetrator created multiple accounts, impersonated victim, contacted victim's friends, issued death threats; parallel police investigation. All accounts removed.
3. False TikTok post — Misidentified a fitness instructor in relation to political news; OSC acted to remove it.
🎙 Additional
- MDDI launched podcast "Let's Table It" (YouTube / Spotify / Apple Podcasts) on 22 Sep
- Support centre SHECARES (run by SG Her Empowerment) also provides aid to victims
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