新加坡：新加坡资讯通信媒体发展局（IMDA）周六（10月24日）表示，在对五大应用商店超过7000款应用程序的审查中，共发现65款含有害内容的应用和24款年龄分级错误的应用。
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).
IMDA在其首份应用商店在线安全评估报告中指出，这些应用于2025年4月至12月期间被识别，并已被下架或重新分级。它们分别存在于苹果App Store、谷歌Play Store、华为应用市场、微软商店和三星Galaxy Store。
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.
性内容、暴力内容以及助长恶习和有组织犯罪的内容是最普遍的有害和不当内容类型。
Sexual content, violent content and content facilitating vice and organised crime were the most prevalent types of harmful and inappropriate content.
在因含有害内容被下架的65款应用中，59款含有性内容，4款含有暴力内容，2款含有助长恶习和有组织犯罪的内容。
Of the 65 apps that were removed for containing harmful content, 59 contained sexual content, four contained violent content, and two contained content facilitating vice and organised crime.
因违反商店政策被下架的应用包括：一款具有“脱衣功能”、可将上传的个人照片转换为露骨性爱图像的应用；一款包含谋杀等过度暴力内容的游戏；以及一款提供加密货币或真金白银奖金的赌博应用。
Apps removed for breaching store policies included one with a “nudification function” that could transform uploaded photos of individuals into sexually explicit images, a game with excessive violent content including murder and a gambling app with crypto or real-money payouts.
在24款年龄分级错误的应用中，14款含有性内容，3款含有暴力内容，7款含有助长恶习和有组织犯罪的内容。
Of the 24 apps that were wrongly age-rated, 14 contained sexual content, three contained violent content, and seven contained content facilitating vice and organised crime.
未获适当年龄分级的应用包括：带有性暗示提示词的AI聊天机器人或涉及成人性体验的游戏；一款涉及校园武器题材的游戏；以及一款以犯罪和毒品为主题的角色扮演游戏。
Apps without appropriate age ratings included AI chatbots with sexualised prompts or games related to adult sexual experiences, a game involving weapons in a school setting and a role-playing game set in crime and drug themes.
IMDA表示，被识别出的应用数量相对于可用应用总数虽少，但显示部分有害和不当应用仍可能漏过现有防护机制。IMDA补充道，准确的年龄分级可最大限度减少儿童接触不当内容，并为家长提供可靠信息以判断应用是否适合其子女。
The number of apps identified is small relative to those available, but shows that some harmful and inappropriate apps may still slip through existing safeguards, IMDA said. It added that accurate age ratings minimise children’s access to inappropriate content and give parents reliable information on whether apps are suitable for their children.
年龄确认方法 在报告中，IMDA 还利用应用商店向监管机构提交的年度在线安全报告信息，以及其自身的测试和数据，评估了针对儿童的年龄确认方法。
AGE ASSURANCE METHODS In its report, IMDA also assessed age assurance methods for children, using information from the app stores’ annual online safety reports to the regulator and its own testing and data.
年龄确认方法包括年龄推断，即利用信用卡验证以及搜索和观看记录等行为信号；通过面部扫描进行年龄估算；以及通过 Singpass 等官方文件进行年龄验证。这些措施必须根据《个人数据保护法》实施。
Age assurance methods include age inference, which uses credit card verification and behavioural signals such as search and watch history; age estimation through facial scans; and age verification through official documents such as Singpass. These measures must be implemented in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act.
监管机构使用测试账户模拟并记录了可能触发年龄确认的阶段的用户历程，测试了不同设备类型上检查的稳健性以及规避的难易程度。
The regulator used test accounts to simulate and document the user journey at stages where age assurance may be triggered, testing the robustness of checks and ease of circumvention across device types.
结果发现，应用商店部署的年龄确认方法已到位，且措施通常不易被规避。然而，IMDA 指出，没有任何年龄确认方法是“完全万无一失的”。儿童仍可规避这些措施，例如使用父母的账户访问不适龄内容。
It found that the age assurance methods deployed by app stores were present, and measures generally could not be easily circumvented However, IMDA noted that no age assurance method is "completely foolproof". A child can still circumvent these measures, such as by using their parent’s account to access age-inappropriate content.
IMDA 补充道，确保在线安全，尤其是针对年轻用户，必须伴随公众教育和家长监管等措施。
Ensuring online safety, especially for young users, must be accompanied by measures such as public education and parental supervision, it added.
IMDA 的检查还发现，在所有应用商店上，儿童在默认情况下基本受限于下载 18+ 应用。
IMDA's checks also found that children were largely restricted from downloading 18+ apps by default on all app stores.
然而，在华为应用市场和微软商店，测试发现有少数情况存在限制缺失或因漏洞可被绕过，这些漏洞允许儿童关闭限制。在 IMDA 与应用商店接洽后，这些问题大多已得到整改。
However, on Huawei AppGallery and Microsoft Store, the tests uncovered a few instances where restrictions were absent or could be bypassed due to loopholes that let children turn them off. These have mostly been rectified after IMDA engaged the app stores.
应用商店在通过举报渠道通知用户举报结果方面也存在不一致。Google Play 商店和三星 Galaxy Store 未通知在应用被下架前六个月内曾下载该应用的用户。在与监管机构接洽后，两者均同意改进其通知流程。
App stores were also inconsistent in how they notified users of the outcomes of their reports via reporting channels. Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store did not notify users who had downloaded an app within six months of its removal. Both have agreed to improve their notification processes after engaging with the regulator.
IMDA表示，将继续跟踪改进进展，并根据需要与应用商店保持沟通。
IMDA said it will continue to track progress of improvements and engage the app stores as necessary.
IMDA称：“如果任何D-ADS（指定应用分发服务）无法令IMDA信服其已改进措施以解决弱点，IMDA将毫不犹豫地探索进一步选项，包括依据《广播法》采取潜在的监管行动。”
"Should any of the D-ADS (designated app distribution services) fail to satisfy IMDA that it has improved its measures to address the weaknesses, IMDA will not hesitate to explore further options, including potential regulatory action under the Broadcasting Act," it said.
该监管机构于2025年1月宣布，将要求应用商店根据《应用分发服务在线安全实务守则》实施措施，保护儿童免受不当应用侵害。该守则依据《广播法》颁布，于2025年3月31日生效。
The regulator announced in January 2025 that it would require app stores to implement measures to protect children from inappropriate apps under the Code of Practice for Online Safety for App Distribution Services. The code, issued under the Broadcasting Act, came into effect on Mar 31, 2025.