The government will be forming a new online safety committee to act as the highest monitoring body on online safety issues. According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law...
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has requested an official explanation from TikTok following reports that the platform was used to recruit individuals for international drug-smuggling operations. In a...
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has called on Meta to provide a full explanation following a recent report by Reuters. He described it as “very worrying” and “explosive,” saying it paints...
We previously saw reports of WhatsApp testing guest chats for people who are not users of the app. In a similar vein, the Meta subsidiary is working on letting users...
Last year, Meta internally projected that 10% of its overall annual revenue — which was estimated to be US$16 billion (~RM66 billion) — came from running fraudulent ads, according to...
It was recently discovered that WhatsApp was testing a version of its messaging platform for the Apple Watch. At the time, it was unclear when the company would be releasing...
The government is evaluating the potential use of electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) identity verification for social media applications under three main laws. These include the Online Safety Act 2025,...
While a dedicated app for WhatsApp has been available for smartwatches running Wear OS for quite some time now, no such thing exists for the Apple Watch just yet. However,...
WhatsApp is introducing a new way to secure your chat history with the rollout of passkey-encrypted backups. This adds an extra layer of protection for users who rely on the...
Recently, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil announced that social media platforms will soon be required to adopt electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) verification. Now, it seems that the Malaysian Communications...
Meta has rolled out several new safety tools across its platforms. These new additions, now available on WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook and Instagram, are built on the tech giant’s broader initiative...
The government will hold discussions with major social media companies in Singapore next week to explore implementing a higher age limit for platform users, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil...
