News & Reviews:   Social media

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today announced that it will be conducting a public inquiry on the proposed licensing requirements for social media and internet messaging service providers. In a statement, MCMC clarified that the inquiry was to ensure the final framework is fair, effective and meets the needs of both the industry and the public.

A few weeks back, the Malaysian government made a drastic announcement that all social media and internet messaging services must apply for a license on 1 August 2024. We are getting to the end of the month and we still haven't heard any development yet until the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) responded yesterday.

The Minister of Communications, Fahmi Fadzil has now shared Malaysia's efforts to license social media platforms so that the platforms are more responsible in receiving the attention of several countries, and also expressed interest in following the same steps. Among those who have already contacted the MCMC regarding this matter is the UK communications regulatory body, Ofcom.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that the 1st version of the code of conduct for social media platforms will be enforced starting 1 January 2025. He added that engagement sessions with all social media platform stakeholders will be held soon to create the code of conduct.

The government is currently examining proposals to create a new social media application specifically for the use of Malaysians. If this is true, it will be interesting to see how the government will execute it. So, what should you know about it?

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 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.

If you're following the TikTok vs US story, you probably know the company was told to sell or face a permanent ban. TikTok has refused and retaliated with a lawsuit last month, so the latter outcome seems inevitable. But reports now claim TikTok is looking for ways to get around the issue.

Other platforms want to be TikTok, but TikTok also wants to copy other platforms. That's probably just the nature of businesses, so seeing TikTok testing out adopted features isn't unusual. Having said that, what do you think of longer TikTok videos?

Do you often take screencaps on your game console to post straight to social media? If that's you, then this news might be relevant to you. Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Switch users will no longer connect straight to X. But why?