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Online Harms Symposium: Exploring New Solutions and Legal Remedies for a Safer Online World (with Ministry of Law Singapore)

Project Information

The internet has changed our lives for the better in many ways. However, it also presents an opportunity for bad actors to harm others. This Symposium will bring together leading experts to discuss the pressing issue of online harms. Hear about why and how the online harms – ranging from familiar forms of misconduct such as harassment and intimate image abuse to emergent issues such as deep fakes and cancel culture – have become such a cause for concern. Learn about the negative impact that online harms can have for its victims and society as a whole, and how other countries have sought to address it. Finally, contribute to the discussion on how Singapore can best deal with online harms and how individuals can be better protected against online harms.


Events

OHS

 

YPHSL CDL was delighted to partner with the Ministry of Law to co-organise the Online Harms Symposium, which was held over three days from 25 to 27 September 2023. Convening the Symposium was Dean of YPHSL Professor Lee Pey Woan, with faculty members contributing as moderators for numerous panel discussions.

Speaking to the theme Exploring New Solutions and Legal Remedies for a Safer Online World, the Symposium brought together a distinguished slate of speakers and panellists from Singapore and around the world, including experts on online safety, lawyers and judges, academics, and representatives from community organisations. Together, the speakers and panellists identified key issues and challenges, and explored new solutions and legal remedies that are effective, swift and reasonably accessible.

The Symposium drew more than 160 attendees on each of its three days, comprising representatives from governmental agencies, lawyers, representatives from non-profit organisations, academics, and representatives from tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Tiktok and X (formerly Twitter). Many participated actively by posing questions to speakers and panellists and making their views known. An insightful and energetic discussion unfolded over the three-day proceedings, providing much food for thought.


Associated Publications

Report of the Online Harms Symposium: Exploring New Solutions and Legal Remedies for a Safer Online World

Report of the Online Harms Symposium: Exploring New Solutions and Legal Remedies for a Safer Online World

Author(s): Professor Yip Man, Associate Dean (Faculty Matters & Research), Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University

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