Inappropriate social media content among top complaints


PETALING JAYA: Inappropriate and harmful content found on social media platforms was among the top complaints lodged with the Content Forum’s Complaints Bureau in 2021.

The Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (Content Forum), an independent organisation that oversees and promotes self-regulation of content, said that 412 (or 69%) of the 600 complaints it received last year were related to inappropriate or sensitive content found on the Internet.

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