{"id":8234,"date":"2024-08-28T22:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/?p=8234"},"modified":"2025-03-07T22:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:49:00","slug":"mcmc-gives-a-five-month-grace-period-for-social-media-platforms-to-comply-with-licencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/?p=8234","title":{"rendered":"MCMC Gives A Five-Month Grace Period For Social Media Platforms To Comply With Licencing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The regulatory body said they will conduct a public inquiry and work with the platforms to ensure that they meet the licencing requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will hold a public inquiry on proposed licensing requirements for social media and internet messaging service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This inquiry aims to create a fair and effective framework that meets the needs of both the industry and the public, according to Bernama<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The framework, approved by the Cabinet on 8 March 2024, targets service providers with over eight million registered users, focusing on issues like online gambling, scams, and pornography to ensure a safer online environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MCMC has engaged with various stakeholders, including service providers and civil society groups, to develop this regulatory framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A five-month grace period has been given for platforms to comply, with full enforcement starting on 1 January 2024. MCMC emphasised that service providers must align their operations with local laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, MCMC reprimanded the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) for misrepresenting several tech companies in a letter to the Prime Minister that called for a pause in implementing the licensing requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MCMC has asked AIC to provide proof of authorisation from these companies and denied claims that AIC was not consulted during the development of the framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulatory body stressed the importance of service providers\u2019 legal responsibility to protect users and comply with Malaysian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big tech companies not above our laws, says Communications Minister<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil stated that in order to continue their operations in Malaysia, major technology companies are required to adhere to local legislation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big tech companies are big, but our laws are bigger. If they want to operate in Malaysia, they must respect and comply with our laws.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Fahmi added that earlier engagements with representatives of social media companies on the licencing plan had been positive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The regulatory body said they will conduct a public inquiry and work with the platforms to ensure that they meet the licencing requirements. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will hold a public inquiry on proposed licensing requirements for social media and internet messaging service providers. This inquiry aims to create a fair and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1957],"tags":[1968],"class_list":["post-8234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-news","tag-mcmc-gives-a-five-month-grace-period-for-social-media-platforms-to-comply-with-licencing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rsz_mcmc_upscayl_4x_realesrgan-x4plus.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8236,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8234\/revisions\/8236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klhappenings.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}