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Possible fines, jail time await social media platforms that fail to register

Social media platforms that fail to get licensed by Jan 1 next year can be punished with fines and/or jail time if they continue to operate in Malaysia, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil clarified today.

He said this when asked to explain whether the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) had provisions that would allow the government to shut down unlicensed platforms.

“For now, we have determined that...


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