, June 29 -- Singapore on Monday launched its new Online Safety Commission, providing victims of online abuse with a dedicated channel to seek the removal of harmful content, access support services and pursue civil remedies.

According to a joint statement issued on Sunday by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, the Ministry of Law and the commission, the new body will initially deal with five types of harmful online behaviour. These include sexual harassment, doxxing, cyberstalking, the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, and image-based child sexual abuse.

Authorities said more categories of online harm will be added in later stages.

Victims of online harassment and cyberstalking are expected to first report th...