Singapore: An exemplar for future-proofing social media regulation in the age of AI or an anomaly?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-2026

Abstract

New trends are redefining the online space. Social media giants such as Meta and X have proposed a decentralised approach to social media regulation, and emerging harms like AI and deepfakes threaten existing regulatory frameworks, which themselves may already have been updated recently to keep up with what was then the advent of social media. Amidst a lack of global consensus on how to regulate online harms, this article uses Singapore and its four core statutes as a case study to consider if its approach to regulation of modern social media, while targeted and sensible, is necessarily adaptable beyond its shores. It contributes to the ongoing discourse on online harm regulation by addressing the current lack of global consensus on what constitutes an effective regulatory approach and evaluates whether existing frameworks sufficiently address emerging and novel forms of online harm.

Keywords

Online harms, social media, Singapore

Discipline

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Asian Studies | Science and Technology Law

Research Areas

Innovation, Technology and the Law

Publication

International Review of Law, Computers and Technology

First Page

1

Last Page

28

ISSN

1360-0869

Identifier

10.1080/13600869.2026.2668345

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group

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