KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), is open to input about social media and internet messaging licensing.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said engagement sessions will continue with all stakeholders before the implementation of the social media licence comes into force on January 1.
“The government maintains the position that social media platforms and internet messaging need to be subject to a regulatory framework to ensure the internet is safer for all Malaysians, especially children and families,” he said.
Fahmi said this in a Facebook post today on his meeting with the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) and the Centre For Independent Journalism (CIJ) on August 22.
Also present at the meeting, which took place at his office in Putrajaya, were Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching and senior MCMC officials.
Fahmi said the discussion was open and cordial.
“I also received a memorandum from Bersih and will look into recommendations,” said Fahmi, who thanked Bersih and CIJ for their efforts.
Meanwhile, Bersih, through a statement uploaded on its official website on August 23, said it submitted five positions on the proposed licensing of social media platforms and internet messaging by the government.
— Bernama
