Amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, proposed 26 years after its enactment, aim to improve the scope of Section 233 to prevent misuse, address social media issues, promote industrial development, and strengthen network security. The Online Security Bill and Penal Code amendments, along with defining cyberbullying, are also part of efforts to ensure internet safety, particularly for children and families.
Amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 , the first proposal since it was enacted 26 years ago, will be tabled in Parliament this Monday.
“We will also bring in the Online Security Bill later, and have already amended the definition of Mule Account, followed by amendments to the Penal Code, as well as defining cyberbullying including crimes such as doxing and another code of conduct which is in the final draft. Also present were the deputy secretary-general of the Ministry of Communications Mano Verabathran, senior secretary of the Ministry of Communications Mazlan Abd Mutalib and chief executive officer of the Malaysian National News Agency Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin.
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