Tag: online safety
![[Regulation] Digital Duty of Care law](https://marketech-apac.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Regulation-Digital-Duty-of-Care-law.jpg)
Australia – Australia is moving closer to introducing a formal Digital Duty of Care framework for online platforms, marking one of the country’s most significant proposed shifts in digital regulation and platform accountability to date. Last week, the Australian Government released an Issues Paper outlining...
Manila, Philippines – The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have called on technology company Meta to act against the spread of what they described as “false, misleading, and panic-inducing” content on its platforms. In a joint...
Singapore – Discord Inc. has announced the global rollout of teen-by-default settings, strengthening age-appropriate protections for users aged 13 and over while maintaining privacy, community, and meaningful connection on the platform. From early March, new and existing users worldwide will automatically...
Singapore – Google will roll out age assurance solutions across its products in Singapore in the first quarter of 2026, as part of its ongoing commitment to keeping children and teenagers safe online. The initiative was announced at the Safer with Google event, graced by Minister of State for Digital...
Bumble Inc.'s Deception DetectorTM introduces a quick and reliable machine-learning approach that is used to assess the authenticity of profiles and connections on all of its platforms. In testing, Deception DetectorTM blocked 95% of the accounts that Bumble Inc. classified as frauds or spam. This AI-powered...
G Squared, a digital consultancy, has recently launched Burrow, a specialist 24/7 community management and social surveillance firm. Burrow will work with firms, managing their social media platforms and tackling online brand threats through continual monitoring.
These findings come at a time where children in Singapore are spending more time online than ever before, with four out of five local children now spending one to six hours online daily for education and entertainment.
