In a commentary, SMU Dean of Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) and Professor of Law Lee Pey Woan and YPHSL Adjunct Lecturer and external research fellow Jane Loo shared that while Singapore is not isolated from cases of deepfake abuse, its legal framework offers strong safeguards compared to many jurisdictions. However, she noted that enforcement challenges remain, particularly with under-detection, encrypted platforms and cases involving youth offenders, which require balancing deterrence with rehabilitation. Emphasising the law’s signalling function, Prof Lee stressed that criminalising even the creation of such material affirms that misuse of technology to violate dignity is unacceptable. She added that civil remedies could be strengthened by allowing victims to claim damages for dignitary harm even where images are created but not disseminated.