Fail the kids, get fined up to RM10mil
PETALING JAYA: Online service providers could face fines of up to RM10mil if they fail to comply with new requirements to curb child sexual abuse material.
Social media users to verify age using official docs from June 1
KUCHING: Social media users will need to verify their age with government-issued documents from June 1, following changes to the Online Safety Act 2025 by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Stricter safeguards for children under changes to online safety law from June 1
PETALING JAYA: Online service providers will be required to install stronger safeguards for children and stricter measures to tackle harmful content with two new codes under the Online Safety Act 2025 (Onsa).
MCMC engages civil groups on online child safety and protection
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) held discussions with civil society organisations (CSOs) on online safety measures, including a proposed age verification system for users under 16.
Two fined RM4,000 each over false BUDI95 TikTok posts
SEPANG: The Sepang Sessions Court today fined a personal driver and a Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) volunteer RM4,000 each for spreading false information regarding the Budi MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) initiative on TikTok.
Malice and matrimony: Warisan rep wants probe into defamatory 'wedding invite'
KOTA KINABALU: Wedding bells are not ringing in Parti Warisan, says its Kapayan assemblyman Chin Tek Ming.
Housewife charged again over offensive post against King
SHAH ALAM: A housewife who was previously granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for posting offensive comments on Facebook against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, was charged again at the Sessions Court here with the same offence on Tuesday (May 19).
Woman fined RM4,000 for social media post with false info on fuel prices
PUTRAJAYA: A woman has been fined RM4,000 by the Sepang Sessions Court after pleading guilty to spreading false information regarding petrol and diesel prices on social media.
Safety code for online takedown of child sexual abuse materials to be in force next month
SUBANG JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is finalising a safety code to curb the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), with implementation targeted for June.
MCMC ramps up Safe Internet Campaign as online scam losses hit RM2.77bil
KULAI: The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), is stepping up its Safe Internet Campaign following a sharp rise in online scam cases, which recorded losses of RM2.77bil last year, said Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching.
