{"id":3095,"date":"2023-06-23T17:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2023-06-23T17:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:27:50","slug":"meta-malaysia-to-take-legal-action-against-meta-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3095","title":{"rendered":"Meta: Malaysia to take legal action against Meta, here&#8217;s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-101220752,imgsize-15346.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Malaysian authorities said that they will take legal action against Facebook&#8217;s parent company <!-- -->Meta<!-- --> for failing to remove &#8220;undesirable&#8221; posts from the social media platform. They said that the company failed to take sufficient action despite repeated requests.<br \/>&#8220;The action is necessary in promoting accountability for cybersecurity and enhancing consumer protection against online harms, including fraudulent activities and scams,&#8221; the <!-- -->Malaysia<!-- -->n Communications and Multimedia Commission (<!-- -->MCMC<!-- -->) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The MCMC also said that the company has not fully cooperated with efforts to remove such content and that Meta\u2019s response has been sluggish and unsatisfactory.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\">No option, says Malaysia<\/span><br \/>According to the authorities, Meta has not met the urgency of the matter and it is due to the increasing public concern and scrutiny that MCMC has &#8220;no option but to take definitive steps or legal action against Meta.&#8221;<br \/>The country is calling this &#8220;a measure to ensure that people are secure and protected in the digital sphere.&#8221; It said that the action was necessary to promote accountability for cybersecurity and enhance consumer protection against online harms, including fraudulent activities and scams.<br \/>According to a report by news agency Reuters, Facebook is Malaysia&#8217;s biggest social media platform with an estimated 60% of its population having an account. <\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that big social media firms such as Meta, Google-owned YouTube and <!-- -->TikTok<!-- --> have often been under regulatory scrutiny in multiple countries and regions.<br \/>In 2020, Vietnam threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it failed to censor more local political content on its platform.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">Facebook monthly reports in India<\/span><br \/>According to the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, all big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, are required to publish monthly.<br \/>In its latest monthly report, the company said it purged 27.7 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook between April 1-30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) \n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) \n        return;<\/p>\n<p>      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) \n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() \n          n.callMethod ? 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