Malaysia Pursues Legal Action Against Meta for Harmful and Undesirable Content on Facebook

Malaysia's government plans to take legal action against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove harmful content from its social media platform. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission said Facebook has been plagued by a significant volume of undesirable content relating to sensitive issues on race, religion, and royalty, as well as defamation, impersonation, online gambling, and scam advertisements. The commission said it will not tolerate abuse of online platforms and telecommunications services for malicious cyber activities, phishing, or any content that threatens racial stability, social harmony, and defies respect for the rulers.