s 45H Section 45H direction
45H.—(1) If the Authority is satisfied that —(a) any egregious content is being provided on an online communication service with a Singapore end-user link; and (b) Singapore end-users of the service can access the egregious content, the Authority may give the provider of the online communication service a written direction requiring the provider — (c) to do one or more of the following as the Authority considers appropriate:(i) to disable access to the egregious content on its service by Singapore end-users who use or may use the service; (ii) to stop delivery or communication of content to an account or accounts of —(A) all Singapore end-users of the service; or (B) any particular group of end-users comprising one or more Singapore end-users of the service, so as to stop or reduce the communication, provision or access, or further communication, provision or access, by Singapore end-users of egregious content on the online communication service; and (d) to do so within the period specified in the written direction, or any extension of that period that the Authority may allow in any particular case. (2) To avoid doubt, a requirement in subsection (1)(c)(ii) —(a) may include requiring altering, terminating or suspending any functionality of the service provided to the Singapore end-user concerned; but (b) must not require the doing of any thing with respect to the provision of an online communication service to the whole or part of any area in Singapore. (3) In addition, a requirement in subsection (1)(c) must not relate to any user-generated content that is communication between 2 or more end-users that is of a private or domestic nature. (4) The egregious content must be, so far as is reasonably practicable, identified by the Authority in a section 45H direction in a way that is sufficient to enable the provider concerned to comply with the direction. (5) In this section, “account” includes —(a) a free account; (b) a prepaid account; and (c) anything that may reasonably be regarded as the equivalent of an account.[Act 38 of 2022 wef 01/02/2023]