SHAH ALAM, Sept 12 — Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has said there is a viral video about repair works at its water treatment plant in 2021, which has been reposted on social media recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Malaysian contingent heading to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou have been advised to limit the use of social media and ensure they remain focused.

KULAI, Aug 10 — Social media service platform providers have given their cooperation in helping to delete content that touched on the 3R issue of race, religion and royalty throughout the campaigning period in the six state polls.

LONDON, July 20 — TikTok is now the most used single source of news across all platforms for teenagers in the UK, the German News Agency (dpa) quoted new research from UK communications regulator Ofcom.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Fuelled by a global pandemic and social media, online fraud and scams are increasing and show no sign of abating, even as governments and communities step up efforts to increase awareness among the public.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 – The government has no authority to block any TikTok account, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) has been engaging with social media platform providers and operators to help them better understand the laws pertaining to royalty, religion, and race (3R) issues.

PUTRAJAYA, July 4 — Malaysia is yet to move towards legislation to hold social media companies accountable for failing to remove incorrect and false information from platforms, as what has been done in Australia, says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KOTA BHARU, June 24 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will take stern action against the dissemination of slander including on social media, especially during the upcoming state elections.

SHAH ALAM, June 20 — The Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) is improving its social media and website content to further disseminate information about zakat (tithe) and the obligation to perform it.

KULAI, June 4 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) received a total of 744 reports on online scams involving Facebook sites from January to May 25.

PARIS, June 2 — Lawmakers in France have unanimously passed a bill to regulate paid social media influencers and combat fraud, officials said on Thursday (June 1).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Jenny, a journalist who declined to be named for safety reasons, was never a heavy social media user.

IPOH, May 28 — Newspapers will continue to play an important role in disseminating information and can survive if they maintain their standards and integrity, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

SERDANG, May 15 — The police have reminded the public to lodge reports and alert them on incidents in real-time, instead of just spreading it on social media as an indifferent bystander or witness.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Police arrested a man suspected of uploading two racially provocative and seditious posts on social media that could threaten public order.

ISTANBUL, April 25 — The sudden demise of SVB and the recent banking crisis in the United States (US) are caused by 'fuel' on social media platforms, reported Anadolu quoting research published on Monday (April 24).

PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — The presence of a woman on Wawasan Bridge in Precinct 2 yesterday was not to commit suicide but to calm her feelings, said Putrajaya district police chief ACP A.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Twitter account holder Reza Razali has been remanded for two days, until April 14, to assist in the investigation for allegedly uploading tweets with racist comments on social media, which could trigger public order issues.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The importance of professional journalism and mainstream media as the eyes and ears of the people cannot be overemphasised, more so in this digital age when anyone armed with a smartphone is capable of disseminating information.