Why this post get 6points?

[hoolala]

It’s a legit news report with pic censored from hongkong

 

[cranthir]

It’s a legit news report with pic censored from hongkong

Dear hoolala,
While we note your point that the image originates from a legitimate Hong Kong news report and has censorship filters applied, the post remains a violation of our forum guidelines.

As a Designated Social Media Service in Singapore, HardwareZone is held strictly accountable by the IMDA Code of Practice for Online Safety to proactively restrict and remove harmful content from our platform.

https://www.imda.gov.sg/regulations...rds-and-classification/internet/online-safety

https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imd...to-the-code-of-practice-for-online-safety.pdf

Under the IMDA Code of Practice for Online Safety, the statutory definition of violent content does not contain provisions or legal exemptions for "journalistic value" or "foreign news documentation". The restriction on graphic cruelty is absolute.
if the core depiction of the image remains recognizable as graphic violence or animal abuse, superficial digital concealment (like text overlays or basic pixelation) does not suddenly make it compliant under Singapore's local community standards.

Official Classification as a Regulated Platform: HardwareZone is legally classified alongside global tech giants like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube on the IMDA Designated Social Media Services List.

Banned Categories: The formal breakdown of prohibited material—which explicitly categorizes "Violent Content" (including animal cruelty and severe physical harm)—is detailed in the IMDA Digital for Life Online Safety Resources.

Legal Penalties: Under these statutes, platforms that fail to strictly moderate and remove these types of violent posts face statutory government fines of up to SGD $1,000,000 under the Code of Practice Framework.

Please be much more mindful of the material you screenshot and share moving forward. The platform faces severe regulatory penalties for failing to curb egregious content, and we must maintain a zero-tolerance approach to protect our community. Repeated infractions will result in an automatic, permanent account ban.

Best Regards,
— HWZ Moderation Team