Ministry says social media app failed to hand over info on its livestream feature

Online safety a shared responsibility requiring collaborative, continuous efforts across all social segments

It aims to drive greater exposure and traffic for businesses and spur the digital economy

Public urged to remain vigilant, verify information before being misled by fake accounts on social media

A call is scheduled for Friday between President Trump and President Xi for the agreement to be confirmed

Report lodged with Communications Ministry investigate TikTok account holder who spread recording, says Fahmi Ngah

Irresponsible act of fraud can image of monarchy, says Pahang Palace

Political activist detained over TikTok video, probe under Sedition Act 1948

Fahmi expresses dissatisfaction with social media platform's lack of seriousness in taking actions to previously raised issues

One linked PM to Israel; the other made fake content about Zara Qairina

Company to reportedly answer for delays in cooperating with police to address the spread of fake news

Investigation seeks to verify video's claim linking ex-PM to petrol subsidy

BEIJING, July 8 — Chinese tech company ByteDance has denied reports that it has agreed to sell a controlling stake in the TikTok social network to a United States (US) consortium led by Oracle, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti, quoting Chinese media reports on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, June 17 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said he would likely extend a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short video app TikTok.

WASHINGTON, May 4 — United States President Donald Trump said he will extend the June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of TikTok, a short video app used by 170 million Americans, if no deal is reached by then.

BENGALURU, April 28 — Chinese social media platform TikTok will enter the online shopping industry in Japan within the next few months, the Nikkei newspaper reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON, April 18 — US President Donald Trump yesterday signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — TikTok Shop, a trusted e-commerce platform in Malaysia, has partnered with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) to raise awareness about safe online shopping through the #ShopSafe initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has opened four investigation papers against two individuals who allegedly uploaded false and extremely offensive content with 3R elements (race, religion and royalty) on Facebook and TikTok.

WASHINGTON, April 4 — President Donald Trump said today he would consider a deal for TikTok where China agrees to approve the sale of the short video app owned by Byte Dance in exchange for relief from US tariffs on Chinese imports.