BERNAMA – People free to express views on social media, just don’t touch on sensitive issues

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) — Members of the general public are free to create and categorical artistic content material on social media platforms offered it doesn’t contact sensitivities associated to the 3Rs – race (nation), faith and royalty.

Communications and Digital minister Fahmi Fadzil stated the ministry will proceed to observe such contents with the cooperation of social media platform suppliers to make sure that such contents do not contact on the sensitivities of the 3Rs.

“When it comes to public safety, the federal government will take swift motion within the occasion of any public disturbances attributable to such motion or issues by way of the unfold of deviant teachings, militant extremism, and terrorism.

“In Malaysia, we don’t forestall anybody from expressing themselves or voicing out, however we’ve legal guidelines, manners, and tradition.

“You will need to do not forget that whereas we’ve the liberty to talk, we would not have the best to unfold slander anybody or unfold faux info,” he instructed reporters after officiating the KNKV Viral Award and KNKV Group rebranding ceremony as we speak.

In the meantime, Fahmi stated the ministry, significantly the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Fee (MCMC), doesn’t typically ask social media platform suppliers to delete content material except it receives complaints from the general public, or it’s discovered to the touch on the 3Rs.

“Almost 95 per cent of content material that’s eliminated is because of the content material creator violating neighborhood pointers (set by the platform supplier). If this occurs repeatedly, the platform itself will shut the account,” he stated.

 — BERNAMA

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