The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has threatened to take legal action against Facebook's owners over failures to remove "harmful content" on its platform.
"As there is no sufficient cooperation from Meta, MCMC has no option but to take definitive steps or legal action against Meta to ensure that people are secure and protected in the digital sphere.
"The action is necessary for promoting accountability for cybersecurity and enhancing consumer protection against online harms, including fraudulent activities and scams," said the MCMC in a statement.
The MCMC added that it has repeatedly requested Meta to remove content relating to race, royalty religion (3R), defamation, impersonation, online gambling, and scam advertisements.
Meta's response, said the MCMC, was "slugging and unsatisfactory".
"MCMC is utterly intolerant towards any continuous and escalating abuse of online platforms and telecommunications, network or online facilities for malicious cyber activities, phishing, or any contents that threaten racial stability, social harmony and defies respect for the Rulers," said MCMC.
Putrajaya has been actively engaging companies running social platforms since late last year to seek better content moderation.
Last December, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said video platform TikTok removed 1,126 clips since the parliamentary elections a month prior.
Fahmi also told the press in May that Putrajaya was mulling action against messaging platform Telegram because the company had not responded to requests for engagements over its contents. - Mkini
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