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Bottom-up approach preferred for Internet code of conduct: Teo Ser Luck
SINGAPORE: Any code on regulating or managing conduct on the Internet has to be based on a bottom-up approach.
Mayor of North East Community Development Council, Teo Ser Luck, made this point at a dialogue session organised by a network of social media practitioners, infoCommunity.
He said: "It has to be bottoms-up. You can't really do everything top-down. In fact, most top-down, in terms of social media space on this area, is unlikely to be effective, because the Internet today is so wide and open. I think it's best to let the community self-govern and manage."
During the dialogue session, some of the participants felt that breaches of any Internet code of conduct should be governed by enforcement.
Lionel Tan, a partner with law firm Rajah & Tann, said: "Unfortunately, people breach it more often that observe it, because it doesn't have any enforcement issues - there is no right of enforcement. Without actual enforcement teeth, I'm a bit pessimistic as to whether that will actually take-off."
Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, Mr Tan elaborated, saying that having a civil code will at least give a baseline on what is deemed acceptable behaviour by the public, and the course of action if that baseline standard has been breached.
Alternatively, Mr Tan said Singapore could also look into having an independent Ombudsman, who could look into issues pertaining to behaviour on social media platforms.
He said: "The Ombudsman may be given some teeth in terms of enforcement - in the case of cyber-bullying, he could perhaps be empowered by legislation to identify the perpetrator, and contact him or her to advise that such online behaviour is unacceptable.
"It doesn't always have to end up in court - it could be mediated and settled. This could set the tone for managing conduct while balancing the right of free speech."
Mr Teo cited YouTube, a video-sharing website, as an example.
He pointed out that the community of video-sharers and viewers flag material that is deemed inappropriate.
Speaking to reporters after the dialogue session, Mr Teo said that no one can escape the law when rules are broken.
He said: "This code of conduct and civility code - I believe today there's a lack of teeth in enforcement. So because of that, it leads to another purpose - it's really education, setting up a certain framework.
"But nevertheless, whatever you do on the Internet, when it becomes an offence, and it causes certain consequences that are unwanted and criminal, I believe the other laws will kick-in. In that sense, you can't escape the law just because you're on the Internet."
The dialogue was held on the heels of strong support for an Internet Civility Code.
According to a straw poll by infoCommunity, about 85 per cent of respondents support such a code. But organisers said that the survey might not be representative of the population, as only 10 per cent of some 400 participants responded.
The dialogue session was part of a convention attended by some 300 social media practitioners.
infoCommunity also launched the "Social Media Survival Guide Book" at the convention. The book provides an overview of policies and legal frameworks that organisations can set in place with regard to social media.
-CNA/ac
Bottom-up approach preferred for Internet code of conduct: Teo Ser Luck
SINGAPORE: Any code on regulating or managing conduct on the Internet has to be based on a bottom-up approach.
Mayor of North East Community Development Council, Teo Ser Luck, made this point at a dialogue session organised by a network of social media practitioners, infoCommunity.
He said: "It has to be bottoms-up. You can't really do everything top-down. In fact, most top-down, in terms of social media space on this area, is unlikely to be effective, because the Internet today is so wide and open. I think it's best to let the community self-govern and manage."
During the dialogue session, some of the participants felt that breaches of any Internet code of conduct should be governed by enforcement.
Lionel Tan, a partner with law firm Rajah & Tann, said: "Unfortunately, people breach it more often that observe it, because it doesn't have any enforcement issues - there is no right of enforcement. Without actual enforcement teeth, I'm a bit pessimistic as to whether that will actually take-off."
Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, Mr Tan elaborated, saying that having a civil code will at least give a baseline on what is deemed acceptable behaviour by the public, and the course of action if that baseline standard has been breached.
Alternatively, Mr Tan said Singapore could also look into having an independent Ombudsman, who could look into issues pertaining to behaviour on social media platforms.
He said: "The Ombudsman may be given some teeth in terms of enforcement - in the case of cyber-bullying, he could perhaps be empowered by legislation to identify the perpetrator, and contact him or her to advise that such online behaviour is unacceptable.
"It doesn't always have to end up in court - it could be mediated and settled. This could set the tone for managing conduct while balancing the right of free speech."
Mr Teo cited YouTube, a video-sharing website, as an example.
He pointed out that the community of video-sharers and viewers flag material that is deemed inappropriate.
Speaking to reporters after the dialogue session, Mr Teo said that no one can escape the law when rules are broken.
He said: "This code of conduct and civility code - I believe today there's a lack of teeth in enforcement. So because of that, it leads to another purpose - it's really education, setting up a certain framework.
"But nevertheless, whatever you do on the Internet, when it becomes an offence, and it causes certain consequences that are unwanted and criminal, I believe the other laws will kick-in. In that sense, you can't escape the law just because you're on the Internet."
The dialogue was held on the heels of strong support for an Internet Civility Code.
According to a straw poll by infoCommunity, about 85 per cent of respondents support such a code. But organisers said that the survey might not be representative of the population, as only 10 per cent of some 400 participants responded.
The dialogue session was part of a convention attended by some 300 social media practitioners.
infoCommunity also launched the "Social Media Survival Guide Book" at the convention. The book provides an overview of policies and legal frameworks that organisations can set in place with regard to social media.
-CNA/ac
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