65 harmful apps, 24 wrongly age-rated found in Singapore review of over 7,000 apps
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-10-24 04:45
Sexual content, violent content and content facilitating vice and organised crime were the most prevalent types of harmful and inappropriate content found. SINGAPORE: A total of 65 apps with harmful content and 24 that had wrong age ratings were found in a review of over 7,000 across five app stores, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Saturday (Oct 24). In its first online safety assessment for app stores, IMDA said the apps were identified between April and December 2025 and have since been removed or re-rated. They were found on Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Huawei AppGallery, Microsoft Store and Samsung Galaxy Store. Sexual content, violent content and content facilitating vice and organised crime were the most prevalent types of harmful and inappropriate content. Of the 65 apps that were removed for containing harmful content, 59 contained sexual conten...
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