KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The proposed amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) were approved by the Cabinet last Friday and are expected to be tabled in...
Teo Nie Ching : Govt to table Communications and Multimedia Act amendments on cyber threats, fake news in December, Online Safety Bill to follow
“This includes issues related to the spread of false information through online platforms, which can cause harm to users,” she said in response to a question from Riduan Rubin on whether the ministry plans to formulate comprehensive, inclusive, and up-to-date laws to address the spread of false information, during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Teo said that 21,156 false contents had been removed by social media platform providers between 2022 and Nov 15, based on the platform providers’ own assessments according to community standards. “We believe that with this new section, if approved by the Dewan Rakyat, the Royal Malaysia Police will have the authority to request platform providers to disclose user data, and from there, we hope to facilitate investigations by PDRM,” she said.
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