A TIKTOK post claiming that a fitness instructor was involved in former acting minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim’s resignation has been taken down, following an order from the new Online Safety Commission (OSC).
The OSC, which began operations on June 29, is a one-stop agency to help victims of online harms secure swift content takedowns and restrict offender accounts.
A complaint about the post and others was lodged on Tuesday, said an OSC spokesperson in response to Straits Times’ queries.
“Following assessment of the report and determination that online harmful activity had taken place, the OSC took action in relation to the post, which was no longer available as of the evening of July 28,” said the spokesperson.
“The OSC is currently looking into other content identified in the report and will take the appropriate action where necessary.”
The OSC did not identify the complainant.
ST has contacted OSC for more information on the nature of the TikTok post, and other content it is investigating.
Separately, fitness instructor Rasidah Caudal rejected claims that she was the woman involved in Faishal’s resignation.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Rasidah said her only contact with him was during two fitness events held at Kampung Ubi Community Centre.
The Instagram post was accompanied by a screenshot of a text message sent by an unknown person on Telegram, who used a photo of Rasidah and claimed that she had caused Faishal to resign.
In a Facebook post on the same day, Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad said a woman had been wrongly identified as the person involved in Faishal’s case, and exposed to false accusations and abusive comments.
He added that no innocent person should have to endure such harassment because of unfounded speculation.
Zaqy took over as acting minister on July 20 after Faishal’s resignation from politics over inappropriate interactions with an unidentified woman.
“Many of us are still trying to come to terms with the hurt and disappointment of recent events. But even then, we should not cause the same pain to others,” said Zaqy.
Around 200 cases of online harm have been reported to the OSC since it began work in June. — The Straits Times/ANN
