KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Police are tracking down the owners of social media accounts accused of spreading hatred targeted at several national footballers, following recent physical attacks against two players, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said recent social media posts containing personal attacks on certain national football players should not … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Social media platform provider Meta and TikTok have pledged their commitment to ensure online safety measures for children below the age of 13. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in the agreement achieved during a discussion today, other elements touched on involved the monitoring of contents related to crime, like online … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Actor and director Datuk Aaron Aziz has filed a police report against four social media accounts for using his voice, generated by Artifical Intelligence (AI) to promote the sale of t-shirts. The 48-year-old has also filed a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commision (MCMC) and the case is … Read more
KUCHING, March 30 — Malaysians have been urged to use social media platforms by sharing positive content that does not play up racial issues, which will only undermine the harmony in the country. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said media practitioners are not exempted from playing a role through the writing of positive … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 29 ― Some 35,490 postings of provocative content were taken down in 2023, while 27,115 pieces of content were removed in the first two months of the year, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement today, it said that there has been a significant increase in harmful content on … Read more
LONDON, March 27 — Britain’s royal family has been forced to radically change the way it communicates because of social media, after speculation ran riot about the health of Catherine, Princess of Wales. The 42-year-old princess, widely known as Kate, last week announced that she was receiving cancer treatment, two months after having abdominal surgery. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Influencer marketing has become a super-hot trend in marketing over the past few years. Thanks to smartphones, social media channels have revolutionised the way consumer behaviour is shaped. Conventionally, brands had to mainly rely on TV or radio commercials, print ads or out-of-home advertising to get noticed. Today, the sky … Read more
SHAH ALAM, March 18 — Consumers have been urged not to use social media to highlight unreasonable price hikes but to report it directly to the authorities for fear of evidence being disposed of before action can be taken. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDN) trade, distribution and business sector senior director Datuk Rohaizi … Read more
BATU PAHAT, March 13 — Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman, the sister of murder victim, Mila Sharmila Samsusah or Bella, to assist in the investigation into the circulation of images of a four-year-old child on social media, at 2.10am today. Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Ismail Dollah said that the suspect was arrested … Read more
KUALA TERENGGANU, March 10 — A man suffered losses of RM30,700 due to a job offer scam via a social media platform. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan said that the 24-year-old self-employed man was offered a job in buying and selling goods by an Instagram account administrator on February 26. He said the victim, … Read more
