Telcos urged to waive SIM replacement fees for Teluk Jawa fire victims
JOHOR BARU: Telecommunications companies have been asked to provide free SIM card replacements to victims of the recent fire at Kampung Orang Asli Teluk Jawa in Masai here.
Bersatu files reports over official Facebook page hijacking
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu has lodged reports with the police, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Meta following the alleged unauthorised takeover of its official Facebook page on Thursday (Feb 12) afternoon.
MCMC identifies over 50 accounts spreading racially charged content in 24 hours
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has identified more than 40 Facebook accounts and nearly 10 TikTok accounts involved in spreading suspected racially charged content in the past 24 hours.
Over 8,000 hate posts taken down
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 8,142 pieces of hate speech content related to race, religion and royalty were removed from social media over the past three years, the Communications Minister revealed.
MCMC launches public consultation on Online Safety Plan
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on Thursday (Feb 12) began a public consultation on the proposed regulatory framework for the Online Safety Plan.
Religious authorities team up with MCMC against deviant teachings online
KUALA LUMPUR: Religious authorities will be working closely with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to monitor and block deviant teaching content on digital platforms, says Marhamah Rosli.
Ex-guard pleads guilty to sending obscene messages to woman in Ipoh
IPOH: A former security guard has been charged at the Sessions Court here with three counts of sending obscene messages to a woman two years ago.
BTS syndicate nabbed by MCMC in JB
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) successfully took down a syndicate using base station interceptors (BTS) during an operation in the Bukit Chagar area here in Johor Baru on Tuesday, Sinar Harian reported.
Fighting child exploitation
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is examining proposals to regulate the licensing of artificial intelligence (AI) applications to prevent the technology from being misused for child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).
Govt looking to study AI licensing to curb child sexual content online, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is looking to study regulating artificial intelligence (AI) apps through licensing to curb the production of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
