The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) blocked accounts of individuals spreading the teachings of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light on social media, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He also said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has been contacted regarding the issue.
“I checked this morning and the accounts can no longer be accessed. Previously, MCMC said they received views and reports from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) regarding the deviant teachings.
“Certain actions have been taken including investigations to ensure this evidence is not compromised.
“After several matters were performed, MCMC received the go-ahead from the minister and today I see that the accounts can no longer be accessed,” Bernama reported him as saying.
Fahmi told reporters this after launching the Back to School programme with MCMC and Shopee at the Sri Pantai People’s Housing Project (PPR) involving 200 recipients in Kuala Lumpur today.
Also present were MCMC Transformation and State Coordination Division chief Bukhari Yahya and Federal Territories director Hanita Izam Abdul Rahman.
On March 7, Kosmo reported Na’im as saying that the teachings of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light were contrary to Islamic teachings.
He also said his department would monitor content on social media to ensure the public is not influenced by its teachings.
“As the minister in charge of Islamic affairs, I look at this seriously and have instructed the relevant agencies to monitor its teachings on social media.
“And of course, we want such content to be taken down as we don’t want our youths to be influenced by its teachings,” Na’im was reported as saying.
Online safety for children
Meanwhile, Fahmi called for online safety, especially for children under the age of 13, to be emphasised by parents.
He said parents should always monitor their children’s social media accounts because, at such an age, they could be easily influenced by inappropriate cultures.
“If there are children under 13 years old, prohibit them from having social media accounts because we see that at that age they are quite easily influenced by certain trends and in terms of mental development, there is still much they need to go through,” he said.
Fahmi also said his ministry would meet with the Education Ministry soon to discuss the matter.
He added that the Communications Ministry would also propose an awareness campaign to be held in schools, which would be attended by social media platform operators.
“Generally, I see that social media platforms are ready to do CSR (corporate social responsibility) together with the ministry to raise awareness of students so that they understand and do not engage in social media at a young age.
“God willing, we will discuss what quick wins and what is long-lasting that can be done,” he said.
Fahmi also said he met representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) in Parliament last week and has plans to ensure the success of awareness campaigns among teachers, parents, and students regarding online safety aspects.
- Bernama
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