After the launch of the National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2024 campaign on Sunday, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told reporters that the government will take action against several social media platforms over past incidents of cyberbullying as the government is not satisfied with how the platforms had addressed the issue.
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00:00What do you think about cyberbullying?
00:08We have decided, every day,
00:10there are at least 4 ministries,
00:12Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Digital,
00:14Ministry of Home Affairs and
00:16Ministry of Justice,
00:18especially the Minister of
00:20Law and Reformation,
00:22Dr Sri Azalina,
00:24we will work together to investigate
00:263-4 things,
00:28one is related to the existing laws,
00:30including the need to
00:32amend the new laws,
00:34second, in terms of the implementation of
00:36those laws, in terms of
00:38enforcement, we see
00:40with technology,
00:42today, there is
00:44artificial intelligence, AI,
00:46as well as various social media platforms,
00:48maybe the technical aspect,
00:50we need to help
00:52the investigation,
00:54and next to the application aspect,
00:56framing the charges,
00:58so here, I see
01:00there are several things,
01:02for example, in the case
01:04where Mendiang,
01:06Rajeswari, the daughter of Apahu,
01:08who committed suicide
01:10as a result of being trusted
01:12by Siri, cyberbullying,
01:14from the TikTok Live session,
01:16he may not only
01:18from what was said
01:20by the host
01:22to the TikTok Live session,
01:24but also the comments
01:26that were included
01:28in the live session, I think
01:30we have all seen the TikTok Live session,
01:32and sometimes the comments
01:34in the TikTok Live session
01:36are too much,
01:38and as if
01:40they are aimed at
01:42allowing other viewers
01:44to lose
01:46the sense of etiquette
01:48and maybe a little bit
01:50of heritage, and they also
01:52mock Hamon, so this is
01:54what was said, not only by those who did it,
01:56but also by those who allowed
01:58harassment, and
02:00invited other people to mock Hamon,
02:02I see this cyberbullying issue
02:04has gone too far,
02:06even though I have said in the parliament
02:08that TikTok is ready to
02:10provide
02:12help or
02:14cooperation, but it
02:16is far from enough,
02:18at this time, we see that it is not enough,
02:20it is not enough.
02:22The initial information that I received
02:24from TikTok, there is a lot of
02:26use of technology
02:28that should not be called
02:30Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
02:32that uses troll farms
02:34to mock Hamon,
02:36to gossip,
02:38and as long as these troll farms
02:40can spread,
02:42as long as it can create
02:44an unstable situation
02:46that can cause
02:48death,
02:50I think
02:52we have to take a very
02:54strong action
02:56towards
02:58at least two or three
03:00platforms, so
03:02in the near future,
03:04we will take action,
03:06and the basis is
03:08cyberbullying
03:10that is happening,
03:12scams
03:14that are spreading,
03:16advertising sales
03:18or gambling ads in the media
03:20that have no end.
03:22I don't see these platforms
03:24as being serious enough
03:26to deal with the problems that we
03:28Malaysians are facing.
03:30I don't think they particularly care.
03:32So, I have had enough.
03:34We will send a very
03:36strong and clear message
03:38to these platforms.
03:40Wait and see.
03:46Thank you.