Melaka polls: MCMC won't interfere in online campaigns, will act only upon complaints
MELAKA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will not interfere in social media campaigns by political parties contesting the Melaka election, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will not interfere in political parties' social media campaigns during the Melaka election, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil stated. Instead, MCMC will actively monitor social media platforms and only act upon receiving complaints from the public, he said during a press conference at the Multimedia University (MMU) Melaka Campus.
Fahmi added that the commission is also monitoring misuse of social media accounts for spreading false information, deepfakes, and offensive content, as well as fake accounts that disappear after posting content. He noted that much of the derogatory content against the King originated from overseas-based accounts, with 98% of them being fake accounts, and described this as a serious issue.
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