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Recent items include:

  • Social media users in Malaysia must verify age with using IC or passport from June 1, says deputy minister
  • Meta urges ‘nuanced’ approach as Malaysia eyes social media restrictions for youths
  • Scam content takedowns hit 43,618 in Q1, Teo Nie Ching calls trend worrying

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malaymail.com /1 week ago

Social media users in Malaysia must verify age with using IC or passport from June 1, says deputy minister

KUCHING, May 22 — Users of social media platforms will need to upload official government-issued documents for age...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Meta urges ‘nuanced’ approach as Malaysia eyes social media restrictions for youths

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Meta Platforms has cautioned the Malaysian government that a blanket social media ban for...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Scam content takedowns hit 43,618 in Q1, Teo Nie Ching calls trend worrying

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — A total of 43,618 scam-related content was removed by social media platforms as of the fi...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Police caution public over unlawful social media use linked to seditious, provocative debates

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Police have urged the public to avoid turning social media into a platform for unlawful a...

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malaymail.com /3 weeks ago

Four months, over 15,000 fake accounts: MCMC flags surge in impersonation of Malaysian royalty on social media platforms

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — A total of 15,296 fake accounts using the names of 26 members of the Royal family were ident...

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malaymail.com /1 week ago

‘Too little, too late’: Why experts say social media giants are failing to protect Malaysian youth

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Children under 16 in Malaysia will likely not be able to make social media accounts in the...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Fake news, real trouble: MCMC tracks down five users behind TV3-style fuel price hoax

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched an investigatio...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Rain, breakdown and TikTok gifts: Malay mechanic and Chinese motorcyclist become symbol of cross-cultural kindness in Ma...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — A chance roadside encounter due to a motorcycle breakdown and a TikTok livestream have sp...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Facebook posts on 3R issues land two men in court; 64-year-old gets four-month jail, retired soldier fights charges

SEPANG, April 22 — Two men faced court action over offensive social media posts, with one jailed after pleading gu...

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scmp.com /1 week ago

Malaysia demands TikTok explain failure to block fake account using AI to insult king

Malaysia’s internet regulator issued a statutory demand to TikTok on Thursday after a fake account allegedly used artificial intelligence to insult the country’s king, including po...

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malaymail.com /3 weeks ago

Communications minister: Government taking action over Meta failing to curb fake accounts

MELAKA, May 9 — The government, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), will examin...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Malaysia’s content creators battle AI abuse as deepfakes, scam ads spread online

In Malaysia, artificial intelligence is already causing harm to content creators through deepfake nudes, cloned voices, scam advertisements and stolen likenesses, experts have warn...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Malaysia targets June rollout of social media curbs for under-16s, Fahmi says

PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The government plans to impose restrictions on social media account access for children...

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thenextweb.com /1 week ago

Malaysia issues a statutory demand to TikTok over content moderation failures

The MCMC’s first formal Section 39 enforcement under the Online Safety Act 2025 lands on TikTok, with a maximum financial penalty of RM10 million in play if the platform fails to d...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

‘When Malaysians create, Malaysia will grow’: Economy minister says local TikTok content creators driving jobs, digital...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Malaysian youths are redefining what work and enterprise can look like in the digital age...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

MCMC cracks down on 17 people over misleading posts on fuel and electricity prices

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is investigating 17 individuals...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Malaysia’s Anwar chats with US Muslim streamer – is it a populist move?

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is usually seen in carefully choreographed meetings with presidents, kings and regional leaders in Putrajaya. So it was striking to see him...

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engadget.com /1 week ago

Malaysia's under-16 social media ban goes into effect on June 1

Malaysia is requiring social networks to implement age verification methods starting on June 1.

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aljazeera.com /1 week ago

Malaysia orders TikTok to address ‘defamatory’ content about king

Watchdog instructs social media giant to strengthen moderation following circulation of 'grossly offensive' content.

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Tiong rejects social media backlash over Bukit Bintang Rain Rave Festival

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The International Workers’ Day celebration with the Rain Rave Water Music Festival,...

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malaymail.com /3 weeks ago

Malaysia is expensive? Local tourism group say perception matters more than numbers

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Claims on Indonesian social media suggesting Malaysia has become too expensive for tourists...

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malaymail.com /1 week ago

TikTok works with MCMC to tighten platform safety and protect young users in Malaysia

KUCHING, May 22 — Global short-video platform TikTok is strengthening its commitment to enhancing platform safety...

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Like, share, earn? Bukit Aman warns Malaysians after RM251m lost to online part-time job scam since Jan 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Part-time job offers that are supposedly easy, such as tasks involving ‘likes’...

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thediplomat.com /1 week ago

Malaysia Puts TikTok on Notice Over ‘Offensive’ Posts About Country’s King

An account bearing the name “Sultan Ibrahim Ismail" allegedly disseminated AI-generated videos and manipulated images that defamed the monarchy.

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