Commentary: Making doxxing a legal offence isn’t enough to tackle online harassment in Singapore — we need to empower victims to take action as well

Commentary: Making doxxing a legal offence isn’t enough to tackle online harassment in Singapore — we need to empower victims to take action as well

Despite the lack of formal case reporting, informal platforms including Reddit threads such as r/SingaporeRaw provide glimpses at the negative impacts of such harmful behaviour, including emotional distress and reputational damage. Notwithstanding this, most social media platforms and online forums have complex terms of conditions and content moderation practices that could inadvertently protect the perpetrator at the expense of the victim.

In severe cases of online harassment that cross the line into criminal behaviour, legislation could require platforms to have clear protocols for escalating matters to law enforcement. Victims must be required to provide identity documents to prove that they are indeed the affected individuals when submitting a takedown request, in order to ensure it is a legitimate request.

Identification also makes it easier for victims to take legal action, if necessary, against perpetrators. While the Protection from Harassment Court aims to make it easier for victims to obtain remedies under Poha, this still involves legal proceedings and victims need to navigate the court process. In these cases where the perceived lack of cooperation from online platforms allows perpetrators to avoid any consequences, victims have no other recourse but to give up and resign to their fates.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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