💀Malaysia 🇲🇾: Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) tightens measures against scams and illegal content

💀Malaysia 🇲🇾: Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) tightens measures against scams and illegal content

The MCMC aims to more directly engage major social media companies in combating fraud and illegal content. A key measure is mandatory KYC verification on major platforms.

▶️Reason: the rapid growth of internet penetration in Malaysia has led to a surge in fraudulent activities. From January to September this year, the regulator tracked and removed 150,000 posts and comments on Facebook promoting scam websites, gambling, or illegal commerce. To reduce costs, the MCMC now plans to transfer part of the work, as well as its automation, to the platform operators themselves.

▶️Core measure: reducing anonymity. Users will be required to link their accounts to official identification documents (MyKad, Passport, or MyDigital ID).

▶️In addition to implementing e-KYC, discussions include the creation of faster reporting channels and stricter enforcement against unlawful content.

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