Automatic Licensing of Digital Providers Will Define Clear-Cut Responsibilities, Says BHEUU

Automatic licensing of digital providers will define clear-cut responsibilities, says BHEUU

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) Deeming Provision to consider major digital providers as automatically licensed will define clear cut responsibilities for digital platforms in ensuring the most vulnerable groups are protected from online dangers, says the legal affairs division of the Prime Minister's Department (BHEUU). Read full story

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Major internet messaging and social media platforms are deemed automatic service provider licence holders from Jan 1.

Internet messaging and social media service providers to be deemed registered in Malaysia from 2026

Malaysia’s communications regulator said on Monday it will deem internet messaging and social media service providers with eight million or more users in the country as registered licensees under its Applications Service Provider Class framework, easing formal licensing requirements under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement that this step ensures that large…

MCMC: Major social media platforms deemed "licensed" in 2026

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has announced that Internet messaging and social media platforms with at least 8 million users in Malaysia will be deemed registered as Applications Service Provider Class (ASP(C)) licensees starting next year. This is done through a dispensation of formalities under Section 46A of Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA 1998) (Deeming Provisions), before the Online Safety Act (ON…

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