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“social media service” means—

(a) an electronic service that satisfies all the following characteristics:

(i) the sole or primary purpose of the service is to enable online interaction or linking between 2 or more end-users (including enabling end-users to share content for social purposes);

(ii) the service allows end-users to post information or material on the service;

(iii) such other characteristics as are prescribed by Regulations; or

(b) an electronic service prescribed by Regulations as a social media service,

but does not include a service which would otherwise be a social media service if none of the information or material on the service is accessible by, or delivered to, one or more end-users physically present in Singapore.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, if—

(a) a person (H) hosts stored information or stored material that has been posted —

(i) on a social media service;

(ii) on a relevant electronic service; or

(iii) using an internet access service; and

(b) H or another person provides—

(i) a social media service;

(ii) a relevant electronic service; or

(iii) an internet access service,

by which the hosted information or material is provided,

the hosting of the stored information or stored material by H must be treated as the provision by H of a hosting service in relation to the social media service, relevant electronic service or internet access