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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.

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.

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.

A new email domain by Elon Musk? It is apparently "on the list of things to do", according to Musk when a designer on Twitter X made a mock-up image of XMail. Apparently, it's not the first time Musk mentioned it, as he said "It's coming" way back in February this year.

As more companies build AI models, the question of data privacy becomes increasingly important. For some platforms, users are notified about data being used for training AI models and are sometimes given the choice to opt out. However, that doesn't seem to be the case for Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter).

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.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that Meta’s social media platforms lead other platforms in complying with Malaysian laws. On the flip side, X (formerly Twitter) is the worst offender.

Indonesia is planning to ban the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) following the latter’s decision to allow users to post adult content on the platform. Indonesia’s Communications Minister Budi Arie Setiadi has already sent a warning letter to X related to the matter.

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.