Censorship of LGBT elements in movies, social media to continue, says Zahidi


KUALA LUMPUR: The government and religious institutions will continue efforts to curb any elements or scenes deemed to be promoting inappropriate culture such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elements in films or social media like TikTok.

Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin (pic) said the government was always monitoring such platforms and would take severe action against individuals found promoting such elements.

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