Two journalists have been threatened by those involved in the cyberbullying of the late social media influencer and activist Rajeswary Appahu, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He said both journalists received messages as well as photographs of their residences.
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00:00We had a discussion at the National Social Assembly, and some of the Ministers said that
00:07they are used to being victims of cyberbullying, but it doesn't make it right.
00:24And it's true, many are involved in producing content that can be described or interpreted as cyberbullying.
00:37Usually, they will commit this crime by using fake accounts.
00:47They don't use their own accounts.
00:50So, this is a mistake.
00:53I have looked into the current discussions.
00:57There are influencers on TikTok who give certain suggestions.
01:01Some feel that if the cyberbullying didn't happen, the government wouldn't have to take action.
01:10But the problem is, we don't know how many might be suffering in silence.
01:17What's even more shocking is that two reporters contacted me and said that
01:25the cyberbullying perpetrator, Mendiang Wisha, also contacted them.
01:31Two reporters.
01:33And they were very scared at the time, because the cyberbullying perpetrator
01:39was able to take photos of their residence, their family members.
01:45So, this is criminal intimidation.
01:48And some of them are hiding behind fake accounts.
01:52So, if you are, to me,
01:55dare to speak, dare to face.
01:57So, if you are hiding behind a fake account, then there's something wrong there.
02:03And we have to correct this.
02:05So, we have...
02:07What I'm concerned about is that
02:10if the content is censored,
02:13usually on TikTok, through an automatic algorithm,
02:16or an AI,
02:18if there's any content where the AI thinks it's breaking the community guidelines,
02:24it will be automatically deleted.
02:26In fact, almost 90-95% of the violated content is deleted by the TikTok AI itself.
02:32Our problem now is the cyberbullying that happens, especially in real life.
02:37What happens to Mendiang Wisha is that
02:40some of these cyberbullying perpetrators
02:44use their photos as a background for TikTok Live
02:48and invite everyone present,
02:50all the hundreds of people who follow TikTok Live,
02:54to complain, to blame.
02:57In fact, there are some who say that
02:59to the point where it can be considered as sexual assault.
03:04So, we must draw the line.
03:07And I want to emphasize,
03:09just because you comment,
03:11doesn't mean you are...
03:14you can just let it go.
03:17Today, I have asked MCMC to act on a number of individuals
03:22who have been found in Facebook Live, TikTok Live,
03:27to release statements that can be interpreted as either cyberbullying,
03:34or releasing content, or posting bad comments,
03:39and any other comments that violates the rules.
03:42We want to ensure that the internet is safely used,
03:45especially by children and their families.
03:52Thank you.