PETALING JAYA: No order was given to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to block Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor's TikTok account.
"The MCMC confirms that no instructions were received regarding this issue. Social media platforms have community guidelines that determine if action can be taken against any user automatically if there are any such breaches or based on complaints by the public.
"Community guidelines such as these set expectations, promote inclusiveness and reduce harmful or unsavoury content that could disturb public harmony," it said.
Earlier, PAS official media Harakah posted a video on Twitter of Sanusi saying that his TikTok account had been banned.
In the video, he claims that his TikTok account had been banned by the government.
He also likens the government to North Korea's, where media freedom is restricted.
Sanusi, in a press conference on Sunday (July 16), confirmed the matter and said that the rakyat would turn their back to the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional government for their "draconian" move to ban social media accounts.
He claimed that the government influenced TikTok to take action and ban his account to stop him from reaching out to the public through social media.
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