Two in three encountered harm online, but half of those harmed did not block offending content, says Singapore survey

More than three-quarters of those who reported harmful content to the online platforms indicated that they faced issues with the reporting process. - PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER FILE via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Two-thirds of Singapore Internet users encountered harmful content online, but nearly half of the people who experienced harm did not block the offending online content or users, or report to the hosting platforms, a survey by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) found.

Even among those who reported the harm, the majority faced issues with the reporting process offered by tech platforms such as Facebook, HardwareZone, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube.