Malaysia urges Meta and TikTok to increase monitoring due to a surge in harmful social media content, with a sharp rise in cases reported to these platforms in the first quarter of 2024. Concerns are raised over content related to sensitive topics like race, religion, and royalty.
9 April 2024 – Malaysia has called upon Meta, the operator of Facebook, and TikTok to heighten their monitoring efforts on their platforms following a significant uptick in harmful social media content. The government has reported a sharp increase in cases referred to these platforms in the first quarter of 2024, emphasizing concerns over content related to sensitive issues such as race, religion, and royalty.
In a joint statement by the communications regulator and Malaysian police, it was revealed that 51,638 cases were referred to social media platforms, including Meta and TikTok, for further action in the first three months of 2024, compared to 42,904 cases recorded for the entire previous year. The government has urged Meta and TikTok to address content involving coordinated inauthentic behavior, financial scams, illegal online gambling, and sensitive societal issues. – ref: Reuters
