Malaysia steps up social-media age checks, automated harmful-content removals
By James Konstantin Galvez ( August 10, 2026, 08:46 GMT | Insight) -- Malaysia's communications regulator has sought explanations from social-media providers over noncompliance with age-verification requirements under the country's new online-safety regime. The move comes as platforms work to implement child-protection and risk-mitigation rules, including measures to automate the removal of scam and online-gambling content.Malaysia has stepped up implementation of online-safety requirements for licensed social-media providers, with regulators scrutinizing age-verification measures and pushing platforms to automate the removal of scam and online-gambling content....
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