PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Meta Platforms Inc is expected to receive its licence to operate in Malaysia soon, following three other internet messaging and social media service providers — Tencent (WeChat), ByteDance (TikTok), and Telegram.

IPOH, Dec 19 — The Communications Ministry will monitor and take additional measures if any social media platforms fail to enforce their own age restrictions for users.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Communications Ministry is currently reviewing the social media ban for children under 16 in Australia and legislation requiring parental consent for children under 15 in France, for consideration of similar laws in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) received 8,399 reports and complaints about cyberbullying, or 27 cases daily, from January to November 1, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 15 — The government remains firm in its stance to implement a regulatory or licensing framework for social media and internet messaging services on January 1 next year, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

SUBANG JAYA, Nov 11 — Social media companies must be more proactive in helping the government combat immoral and illegal activities on their platforms, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUCHING, Nov 10 — Social media platform providers have been given a one-month deadline to respond to the Code of Conduct, after which they will be required to register with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission for licensing, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The code of conduct for social media platform provider licensing is to be announced by the end of the month, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 — The government will not compromise on online safety and is committed to implementing more sustainable and effective measures to make the internet safer for children, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 28 — The Cabinet today decided to proceed with the implementation of the regulatory framework or licensing for social media and Internet messaging services, which comes into effect January 1.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will conduct a public inquiry on the proposed licensing requirements for social media and internet messaging service providers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Major tech firms must comply with local laws to continue operating in Malaysia, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said today, after an industry group urged the government to pause a plan to require social media platforms to apply for a regulatory licence.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — An industry group including Google, Meta and X has called on the government to pause a plan that will require social media services to apply for a licence, citing a lack of clarity over the proposed regulations.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — The Communications Ministry has assured the licensing process for social media platform providers to operate in Malaysia will be straightforward.

SINGAPORE, July 29 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil held bilateral talks with Singapore’s Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo here today, focusing on social media platform licensing.

GEORGE TOWN, July 28 — Licensing under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 is to hold all social media platform providers accountable, tighten standard operating procedures, and curb cybercrime, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.