KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has removed 2,354 deepfake items and 46,966 pieces of false content over a three-year period since Jan 1, 2022, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Wednesday (Oct 22). Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said that from Jan 1, 2022, to Oct 15 this year, the MCMC...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has issued a stern warning to the public to not share images or videos of the victim and suspect involved in the fatal stabbing at the Bandar Utama secondary school. Teo emphasised that disseminating such content, including crime scene evidence, is not only deeply distressing for the affected...
SIPITANG: Malaysia will soon require all social media platforms to implement “electronic Know Your Customer” (eKYC) identity verification to ensure users under 13 do not own accounts. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the move aims to protect children online and ensure that community guidelines set by the platforms are properly enforced. "When I met representatives from...
SEPANG: A retail assistant has been fined RM14,000 here for producing and sharing videos with offensive content on her Twitter account three years ago. Sessions judge Ahmad Fuad Othman handed down the sentence on Siti Amiza Baharuddin, 28, on Monday (Aug 25) after she admitted to two charges. The court fined her RM7,000 in default six months'...
SEPANG: A farmer pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (July 2) to a charge of posting offensive comments on Facebook in February this year. Mohammad Faisal Mohd Yusof, 37, entered the plea when the charge was read before Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman. He was charged with knowingly posting and initiating the transmission of...
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has allowed an appeal by Sisters in Islam (SIS) in its dispute against the Selangor religious authorities over an edict that labelled the company as "deviant". In a majority decision, Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired a five-judge panel said it set aside the decisions by the Court of...
PETALING JAYA: No personally identifiable information (PII) will be accessed, processed or disclosed in the government's collection of mobile phone data from mobile network operators. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said this after privacy concerns were raised over the matter. "Mobile phone data is used strictly for the generation of official statistics to support evidence-based...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will assist the Royal Malaysia Police in investigating a viral social media video involving candidates in the PKR division elections in Perak and Perlis. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said the investigation relates to allegations of threats and the circulation of offensive content on Facebook. "So far,...
CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on Thursday recorded the statement of a customer service officer believed to have uploaded highly offensive content that touched on racial sensitivities on X. MCMC said the statement was recorded at the Brickfields District Police Headquarters. "A smartphone and SIM card belonging to the man has been seized for...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded the statements of two main administrators of a Facebook group being used to spread information and comments believed to incite racial and religious discord that can potentially cause public unrest. In a statement Wednesday (April 2), MCMC said the individuals' statements were taken at its...
