IMDA warns X, TikTok over ‘serious weaknesses’ in content safety

Both platforms have also been placed under enhanced supervision.

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 harmful online content.

Both platforms have also been placed under enhanced supervision, according to a release dated 31 March 2026.

The IMDA found a 120% increase in child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEM) on X involving Singapore users, rising from 33 cases in 2024 to 73 cases in 2025.

On TikTok, 17 cases of terrorism content were shared by Singapore-based accounts for the first time last year.

The authority said that under the Code of Practice for Online Safety – Social Media Services, designated social media services are required to proactively identify and remove CSEM and terrorism content before users encounter it, using appropriate technologies and processes.

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