With such content posing a significant threat to the nation’s social fabric and institutions, MCMC added that hate speech, in particular, has the potential to incite violence, discrimination and harassment.
The Communications and Digital Ministry will summon several social media platform providers to discuss issues related to inappropriate advertising content on their platforms.
Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat during the Ministers’ Question Time, this morning, Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said content which were brought down comprise 804 from (TikTok), 195 (Facebook), seven (X, formerly known as Twitter), and nine each from Instagram and Youtube, as well as 123 from other platforms.
Widad Group Bhd, in a response to a Bursa Malaysia query, said it was not aware of any corporate development relating to the group’s business that has not been previously announced that may account for the activity, including those in the negotiation stage or discussion for several business proposals which were still under preliminary discussions.
