- Mkini Report: Cabinet approves plans to license, regulate social media
- government’s plan to get social media platforms licensed in Malaysia
- includes content code, regulations regarding political content
- need for social media platforms to understand and conform to local laws
- The Strait Times said cabinet approved licensing requirement in April
- However pushed back pending feedback from industry players.
- requiring platforms to open up content moderation, algorithms to audits
- as well as a kill switch to remove objectionable content
- MCMC already issues take-down notices to social media platforms
- TikTok revealed June - Dec 2023 Msia highest number of takedown requests
- Malaysia made 1,862 requests, followed by Australia’s 651.
- MCMC said it was meant to protect social media users
- Published in Malaysiakini 24th June 2024
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