KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — An industry group including Google, Meta and X has called on the government to pause a plan that will require social media services to apply for a licence, citing a lack of clarity over the proposed regulations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Meta apologised today for removing content from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Prime Minister’s Office today summoned Meta representatives to explain the removal of content related to Palestine issues from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media platforms.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The government is considering a proposal for a social media app for Malaysians, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Meta’s removal of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s posts on the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday has been deemed an act of double standards.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) to stop acting as instruments of the oppressive Zionist Israeli regime.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has condemned the action of Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) in removing, once again, the post with a photo of the meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, from Instagram.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Meta today apologised to Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), the Johor Sports Council and others impacted by RTM’s Facebook translation about the installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, at Istana Negara on Saturday, which went viral.

WASHINGTON, July 13 — Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, is moving to remove restrictions on former president Donald Trump's accounts, according to a report published yesterday.

SYDNEY, June 28 — Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Meta has agreed to work together with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and other stakeholders to conduct a national awareness campaign on online safety practices.

BRUSSELS, June 6 — Meta Platforms was hit with 11 complaints today over proposed changes that would see it use personal data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models without consent, which may breach European Union privacy rules.

NEW YORK, June 5 — A former Meta engineer yesterday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the Gaza conflict, claiming in a suit Meta fired him for trying to fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 31 — Intel, Google, Microsoft, Meta and other tech giants announced on Thursday they are establishing a new industry group, the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Promoter Group, to guide the development of components that link together AI accelerator chips in data centres, said Xinhua.

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — The government has requested an explanation from Meta Platforms Inc regarding its removal of news reports about Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's meeting with Hamas’ top leadership on several local media platforms.

SHAH ALAM, April 25 — DAP has requested Meta to shut down a fake account of the Unity Government’s candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election, Pang Sock Tao, which was allegedly created by certain parties.

LONDON, April 12 — Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp.

PUTRAJAYA, April 9 — Social media platform providers TikTok and Meta have been urged to step up their monitoring efforts following the surge in harmful online content.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Social media platform providers Meta and TikTok have pledged their commitment to ensure online safety measures for children below the age of 13.

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 — The Communications Ministry and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), along with several other agencies, will hold a meeting with Meta platforms provider on Monday to discuss online safety aspects.