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IMDA issues Letters of Caution to X and TikTok for CSEM and terrorism

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The Edge Singapore  • 3 min read
IMDA issues Letters of Caution to X and TikTok for CSEM and terrorism
IMDA has issued Letters of Caution to X and TikTok for serious weaknesses in their measures to proactively detect and remove child sexual exploitation and abuse material and terrorism respectively.
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The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued Letters of Caution to X and TikTok for serious weaknesses in their measures to proactively detect and remove child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEM) and terrorism content respectively. They have also been placed under enhanced supervision.

IMDA found a 120% increase in cases of CSEM on X originating from or targeting Singapore users, up from 33 cases in 2024 to 73 cases in 2025.

On TikTok, IMDA found 17 cases of terrorism content shared by Singapore-based accounts for the first time in 2025.

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