The decision to remove Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media posts relating to the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was probably done by those at the higher level at Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) and not by their team in South-East Asia, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
After joining the Prime Minister and some 3,000 congregants in performing Friday prayer and absentee funeral prayer for Haniyeh, Fahmi told reporters that
he was made to understand that a Meta delegation will come to Kuala Lumpur next week to explain the matter.
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00:00In the middle of the day, the META didn't inform the MCMC, but in the series of my discussions with several META officials in the regional level, in the Southeast Asia level,
00:17they didn't give an idea that this was an action on their level.
00:24There is a possibility that this will happen in a higher level, not in the META level in this region.
00:31So maybe this is from a different possibility.
00:35So we are trying to get confirmation, but it is very disappointing.
00:42And it has happened before, and we will get confirmation before we consider the next action.
00:51But it should not happen.
00:53I understand that it is not only Datuk S. Anwar Ibrahim who has been posted.
00:59There are many, including Tansi Muhyiddin, Datuk S. Amnuruddin Sha'ri, who have been posted.
01:08This shouldn't happen to anybody.
01:10The funny thing is that the U.S. opposes freedom of expression and free speech.
01:18But I see that META, especially in this region, they have to practice what they preach.
01:24Otherwise, it is hypocritical.
01:28If META doesn't give an explanation, what will the government do?
01:32We have a consideration, so I want to wait for an explanation from META.
01:38Because I see that the troops in this region are very confused as to why this action happened.
01:45And I see that this is not an action by them.
01:48So I don't blame them.
01:50We are waiting for a deeper explanation.
01:53Is there a time frame for this?
01:57I understand that there will be a delegation from META who will come to Kuala Lumpur next week.
02:03We will give them time to come and give an explanation.
02:07Thank you.