MCMC to take legal action against Meta over malicious content on Facebook

Despite previous warnings from the MCMC given to Meta on the removal of such content, the company had failed to take sufficient action in addressing the issue on its platform. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) says that it will be taking legal action against Facebook parent company Meta over its inaction towards removing harmful content on the platform.

In a statement to the media, MCMC outlined that Facebook had recently become inundated with a significant amount of harmful content, including those that touch on race, royalty, and religion (3R), along with defamation, impersonation, online gambling, and scam advertisements.