A licensee (including internet access service providers and internet service resellers) shall remove, or prohibit the broadcast of, the whole or any part of a programme included in its service if the Info-communications Media Development Authority informs the licensee that the broadcast of — (a) the whole or part of the programme is contrary to a Code of Practice applicable to the licensee; or (b) the programme — (i) is against the public interest, public order or national harmony; or (ii) offends against good taste or decency. In 2023, Broadcasting Act was amended to require social media platforms to implement measures to limit users’ exposure to online content the government deems to be harmful to the country. Such content includes terrorism, inciting racial or religious tensions, self-harm, public health and security, and racial and religious intolerance.  The law empowers the regulator to direct social media services to take down or disable access for in-country users to “egregious content” or to disallow specific accounts to interact with and communicate content to in-country users. Platforms are also required to proactively detect and remove such content.   Also, online news sites that report regularly on issues relating to Singapore and h​ave significant reach among readers must comply within 24 hours to regulator’s directions to remove content that is found to be in breach of content standards (https://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/archived/mda/press-releases/2013/fact-sheet--online-news-sites-to-be-placed-on-a-more-consistent-licensing-framework-as-traditional-news-platforms). 