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Social media platform needs multilingual ‘moderator’

Deputy minister says it is to enable monitoring and understanding of posts uploaded by social media users that may contain incorrect and illegal content

MCMC to engage social media platform providers this month: Teo

Engagement session is to discuss SOPs concerning the personal content of users

Ambiga’s ‘dictatorship’ allegation on govt is excessive: Hassan Karim

Govt is far from dictatorial, Ambiga to be cautious with accusations, says PKR lawmaker

Malaysia has no plans to ban or block social media platforms: Fahmi

Other methods to fight crimes were considered, country’s multiethnicity must be taken into account before imposing platform licensing, explains Communications Minister

X, formerly Twitter, to charge new unverified users US$1 for basic features

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has begun rolling out a new subscription that will charge new, unverified users US$1 (approximately RM4.70) each year for its basic features, reported German Press Agency.

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