00:00 In the meeting between the Prime Minister and the leader of Hamas,
00:06 from the political wing of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh,
00:12 there were at least three media outlets that informed my office
00:19 that their posting on social media, especially on META, had been deleted.
00:27 We can see that in Malaysia Kini and Sinar Harian,
00:33 the reason given is that it looks like you shared or sent symbols,
00:40 praise or support of people and organisations that we define as dangerous or followed them.
00:46 But if we look closely, the posting has no aspects as claimed by META.
00:56 But there is another platform, Malaysia Gazette,
01:02 whose account has been closed by META.
01:09 This has forced Malaysia Gazette to open a new account.
01:16 As the Minister of Communications, I disapprove of META's action
01:21 to delete articles or posting from the media.
01:29 And this is a report about an official visit by the Prime Minister
01:38 to Qatar and a meeting with the political wing of an organisation,
01:44 not the wing of the militants or military.
01:49 The MCMC has sent a letter to META to get an explanation.
01:56 And I will also follow up with not only the statement I made now,
02:03 but also with a letter from me to META to ask for an explanation.
02:10 If you remember, when we were hosting the event at the Asiata Arena,
02:21 there was a statement from the PM that was posted on social media,
02:29 such as Instagram.
02:32 But after we sent a protest, it was returned.
02:37 So I will follow up.
02:40 What I regret is that this action was taken by an organisation
02:46 that is generally considered to be based in the US,
02:50 and they clearly do not respect the freedom of the media
02:57 to use their platform.
03:00 So I regret this action and I am outraged.
03:05 So, God willing, we will hold a meeting with all social media platforms in June.
03:11 And in that meeting, I will raise this matter,
03:14 ask for an explanation so that the official report
03:19 or report on official duties or activities of the PM
03:25 is not used or carried out in this way.
03:29 Thank you.
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