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Online Safety Act 2025

Social media platforms face RM10 million fine for failing age verification rules: Fahmi

Communications Minister says enforcement under the Online Safety Act 2025 includes penalties, compliance notices and ongoing engagement with platforms through a regulatory sandbox

CPC mandates secure age checks for social media platforms: Fahmi

New child protection framework requires age verification mechanisms to restrict under-16 users from creating social media accounts

ONSA may pave way for future lawsuits against digital platforms over online harms affecting children : Bar Council

The Online Safety Act 2025 may open the door for future lawsuits against digital platforms that fail to protect children from cyberbullying, grooming and online exploitation, says the Malaysian Bar Council, as Malaysia’s evolving legal framework places greater responsibility on tech companies to prevent online harms

MCMC ramps up online safety push as Malaysia tightens child protection rules under new law

With the Online Safety Act 2025 now in force, MCMC says it has intensified engagements with social media platforms and regulators, focusing on harmful content controls, age verification measures and stronger safeguards for children online

Injunctions crucial to halt online scam advertising – Ong Tze Chin

Amid rising financial losses from fraudulent ads, an expert calls for public law injunctions to act faster than platform safety plans under the Online Safety Act 2025

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Petronas staff to be shown the door to make up losses from Petros deal?

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InDrive faces termination for flouting guidelines

It is the second Russian e-hailing app after Maxim to face ban by Land Public Transport Agency

Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source