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Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that a total of 18,785 pieces of content have been requested by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to be taken down so since 1 January 2025. These contents were on various social media platforms and violated the country's laws.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil recently revealed that Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp and Telegram have been identified as the most preferred platforms for scammers to commit fraud in Malaysia. He added that losses from scams and fraud on these 4 platforms had easily reached hundreds of millions of ringgit.

When we started 2025, it was announced that both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) had acquired a social media license to operate in Malaysia. Meta and Telegram will also join the list soon but now, the Malaysian government is considering if LinkedIn is required to apply for it too.

As we kick off the new year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) have been granted licenses to operate in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Meta has also begun the process of obtaining the license for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

In a recent Threads post, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook stated that “glasses will be the next major computing platform”. While he has been rather inaccurate before (Metaverse, etc.), with the recent Meta Smart Glasses, this could be quite feasible. However, with the previous failure of Google Glass, it raises the question of “are users ready for it?”

Previously, we reported how individuals under the age of 16 are now banned from using social media in Australia. Now, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has revealed that her Ministry is currently reviewing the law, as well as a similar one in France, for implementation in Malaysia.

From time to time, some websites and platforms would crash due to server issues. But which one got the most outages of 2024? Ookla did some research from Downdetector and unsurprisingly, Facebook is leading the pack.

Australian authorities are aware that there are many incidents of scams using celebrity identities in their country that cause hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Therefore starting in 2025, companies that want to advertise financial-based services on Meta are required to verify their identity first using a company registration license. That said, what should you know about it?

Most Malaysians probably prefer WhatsApp over Facebook Messenger. But if you're one of the few who uses the latter, it's good to know that the app is still being updated. In fact, Meta recently added several new features to Facebook Messenger.

Who else remembers the days of Yahoo! Messenger? If you want to know if your friend is active, just look at the green round icon. This feature is also available on Facebook, MySpace and more. So, what should you know about it?