Social media providers not obligated to remove criticisms of govt, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: Social media platform providers cannot be compelled to take down content deemed critical of the government, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching told the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Feb 27).

"If there is a report, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will forward a request to platform providers such as Facebook, TikTok, X or others.