No plans to ban Telegram for civil servants, assures government spokesman

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There are no plans to prohibit civil servants from using the Telegram social messaging platform, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.  Fahmi said any instructions involving this aspect of security usually is managed under the Chief Government Security Office.  He said in a press conference after the weekly post-Cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in Putrajaya on Wednesday (Aug 21).  Read more at https://shorturl.at/WXMIR  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Ashraf from Abun Ammar. YB, can you tell us about the report

00:04Amsterdam forced your office to stop using telegrams.

00:08So what about us in Malaysia?

00:12We have not yet issued any instructions.

00:16Usually, the security aspect is handled by the CGSO.

00:21But at the moment, we have not received any similar instructions.

00:26At the same time, the Ministry of Communications and the MCMC

00:30have conducted a comprehensive session with all stakeholders

00:34as well as social media platforms and internet messaging systems

00:38regarding the listening aspect.

00:41We believe that with the listening process,

00:45all social media platforms and internet messaging systems

00:51will meet the requirements

00:54to ensure a safer internet for Malaysians.

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