Social media platforms with more than eight million users in the country would be required to apply for a licence.
Social media platforms with more than eight million users in the country would be required to apply for a licence from August.
Legal action could be taken against the platforms if they failed to do so by Jan 1, 2025, the regulator said. “No platform can be expected to register under these conditions,” AIC managing director Jeff Paine wrote in the letter posted on the group’s website.
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