Malaysia weighs LinkedIn’s need for a social media licence

Fahmi said he has asked MCMC to review whether LinkedIn has more than the licensing threshold of eight million users in Malaysia and if they are considered a social media platform. — Photo: Laura Ludwig/dpa

Malaysia is studying whether LinkedIn Corp will require a social media licence to continue operating in Malaysia as the government seeks to broaden Internet controls.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he has asked the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to review whether LinkedIn has more than the licensing threshold of eight million users in Malaysia and if they are considered a social media platform.