News & Reviews:   MCMC

Previously, we reported how social media and internet messaging services in Malaysia must apply for a Class Licence beginning today. Now, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has clarified that the licence is only meant for social media and internet messaging operators, hence it won’t affect individual users.

The aspect of cyber security should be given priority considering that Malaysia is still at a weak level in this matter compared to other countries, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This might not be a surprise to some people. So, what should you know about it?

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has announced that all social media services and internet messaging services with at least 8 million registered users in Malaysia must apply for a Class Licence beginning 1 Aug. In a statement, the commission said that this is part of a new regulatory framework that would be introduced.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that he will meet with all social media platform providers in Malaysia at the end of this month. The meeting is meant to address the management of cyberbullying issues in our country.

Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching in Parliament today revealed that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked 549 porn sites and 69 prostitution websites from January to 1 June this year. She also revealed that MCMC had collaborated with social media operators to remove similar items on the latter’s platforms.

Recently, it was announced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) that Malaysia will migrate to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). It was announced by Derek John Fernandez, an MCMC member who was at the ‘Asia Pacific Workshop: Certified IPv6 Migration Strategy for Regulators and Governing Authorities’ programme.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today stressed that the government will assert its firm stance to uphold the nation’s policies with social media platform provider X (formerly Twitter). This is after X changed its terms to allow users to post pornographic content.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today condemned Meta's action of removing news reports about Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meeting with Hamas’ top leaders in Qatar on several local media platforms. Accordingly, the government has requested an explanation from Meta on the matter.

The Minister of Communications, Fahmi Fadzil has now announced that the adoption rate of 5G in Malaysia has reached almost 36%, as of mid-April 2024. This shows a drastic positive increase compared to the relatively low level before. That said, what should you know about it?

Yesterday, we reported how Meta and TikTok have pledged their commitments to monitor fake news and 3R (race, religion, royalty) issues on their platforms following a meeting with MCMC and the Communications Ministry. Today, MCMC and PDRM released a joint statement following up on the matter, urging the 2 companies to step up monitoring of harmful content.