KUALA LUMPUR: Fb-owner Meta and China’s TikTok restricted a report variety of social media posts and accounts in Malaysia within the first six months of 2023, information printed by the companies confirmed, amid a leap in authorities requests to take away content material.
Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, which got here to energy in November 2022 on a reformist platform, has confronted accusations of backpedalling on its guarantees to guard freedom of speech amid elevated scrutiny of on-line content material in current months.
The federal government has denied allegations of stifling dissent on-line, saying it needed to curb provocative posts that contact on race, faith and royalty.