Social media providers face fines, jail without valid licence by Jan 1, warns Fahmi

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Social media providers face fines, jail without valid licence by Jan 1, warns Fahmi
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PUTRAJAYA: Social media providers without a valid licence by Jan 1 next year may face fines or jail, warns Fahmi Fadzil .

"Under the Act, if found guilty, the service provider can be fined not more than RM500,000 or five years’ jail or both. They may also be fined RM1,000 for each day or part of a day, as long as the offence continues,” he told a press conference on Thursday . "Many have asked whether licensing Meta Platforms Inc would allow us to arbitrarily shut down Meta if, for example, it removes posts from the official account of the Prime Minister .

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