Malaysia to take legal action against Meta over harmful content (Photo: apnews.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian government said on June 23 it will take legal action against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms (META) for failing to remove "undesirable" posts, the strongest measure the country has taken to date over such content.
The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission said Facebook has recently been plagued by a “ significant volume of undesirable content” relating to sensitive issues on race, religion and royalty as well as defamation, impersonation, online gambling and scam advertisements. The commission said repeated efforts to reach out to Meta to remove harmful content were of no avail.
Big social media firms such as Meta, Google’s YouTube and TikTok are often under regulatory scrutiny over content posted on their platforms.
Earlier, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that the National Cyber Security Committee had decided to draft the Cyber security Bill immediately to ensure completion of all legal aspects related to cyber security.
The Prime Minister emphasised that the bill will give the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) a clear legal authority to regulate and enforce laws related to cyber security and enhance the effectiveness of its functions./.
