KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil will meet social media platform representatives in Malaysia this month to address cyberbullying.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Not all online content taken down including on TikTok in the country were made based on the applications of the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) or the government of Malaysia, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.

SYDNEY, July 2 — Australia is giving the internet industry six months to come up with an enforceable code detailing how it will stop children from seeing pornography and other inappropriate material online, or face having a code imposed on it, a regulator said today.

KUANTAN, July 1 — The public has been warned not to be deceived by fake social media accounts using the name and profile pictures of Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

PUTRAJAYA, July 1 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Mohd Na'im Mokhtar has denied inviting the public to join any groups on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked 549 pornographic and 69 prostitution websites from January to June 1 this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Claims made by the Sulu group, the issue of online prostitution, and the latest status of the second Littoral Combatant Ship (LCS) project are among the highlights on the first day of the Second Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Parliament today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today denied being used to silence criticism of the government.

PUTRAJAYA, June 15 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has submitted applications to social media platforms to remove content allegedly showing leaked information on the investigation into Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s murder.

JAKARTA, June 14 — Indonesia is prepared to shut down social media platform X if it does not comply with a regulation barring adult content, the country’s Communications Minister said today.

PUTRAJAYA, June 5 — The government will uphold Malaysia’s policies with social media platform X, which reportedly changed its terms to allow users to post pornographic content.

SYDNEY, June 5 — Australia’s cyber safety regulator today dropped a legal challenge against X over the removal of videos showing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney being stabbed, after a setback last month in the federal court.

KUCHING, May 27 — Journalists and media practitioners have been urged to assist the Communications Ministry in fighting the spread of fake news, especially on social media platforms.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, May 16 — Being “champions” on social media alone will not be able to help Pakatan Harapan attract the support of younger voters who appear currently more inclined to back Perikatan Nasional (PN). Instead, Selangor Harapan chairman Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Police have opened an investigation paper against the owner of an X account, under the name Saifuddin Shafik, for making insensitive comments regarding the crash of two helicopters during a rehearsal flight at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) base in Lumut on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has reminded parents to ensure that their children under 13 do not own any social media accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Rape cases involving underage girls have increased in the last three years, and the police believe most of them began with grooming via social media, including chat applications like WhatsApp.

KOTA BHARU, April 8 — The police have identified the author of several social media posts regarding alleged paedophilia by a teacher in Tumpat, said Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun.

KUCHING, March 30 — Malaysians have been urged to use social media platforms by sharing positive content that does not play up racial issues, which will only undermine the harmony in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — Some 35,490 postings of provocative content were taken down in 2023, while 27,115 pieces of content were removed in the first two months of the year, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).