Singapore's IMDA issued Letters of Caution to X and TikTok for severe weaknesses in AI-driven child sexual exploitation material and terrorism content detection, placing them under enhanced supervision with a June 30, 2026 deadline for rectification proof.

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Government · Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore has issued Letters of Caution to X and TikTok due to serious failures in their systems to proactively detect and remove child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEM) and terrorism content, respectively. These failures are a violation of Singapore's Code of Practice for Online Safety – Social Media Services. Both companies are now under 'Enhanced Supervision' and must regularly report on their progress to implement rectification measures and provide supporting data by June 30, 2026. This indicates active enforcement against named organizations for content moderation failures, implying a high enforcement risk.

Effective date

2026-03-31

Action required

Companies operating social media platforms, particularly X and TikTok, must review and enhance their AI-driven content moderation systems, focusing on proactive detection and swift removal of CSEM and terrorism content, and prepare to demonstrate effectiveness to IMDA by June 30, 2026.

Binding status

binding

Governing body

Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)

Direction

restrictive

Innovation impact

mixed

Enforcement details

Agency

Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)

Compliance requirements

Prohibited practices

Failing to proactively detect and swiftly remove child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEM)
Failing to proactively detect and swiftly remove terrorism content

AI technologies

predictive analyticsnlpcomputer vision

Affected industries

technologymedia entertainment

Affected roles

compliance officerrisk managerproduct managercto

Cross-references

Cites laws

Code of Practice for Online Safety – Social Media Services (the “SMS Code”)

"Both platforms have been placed under Enhanced Supervision and must regularly account for progress in implementing rectification measures until IMDA is satisfied that issues have been resolved – They are also required to provide supporting data and information to demonstrate effectiveness of their rectification measures by 30 June 2026"

Enriched 2026-07-03

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