00:00The accusation is under Article 289 of the Malaysian Royal Police.
00:11The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, or MCMC,
00:16under Article 588 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission,
00:22is committed to cooperate with the PDRM
00:25in terms of reducing the content of social media,
00:28breaches of confidentiality and technical assistance,
00:32such as providing information and digital forensic analysis
00:36to speed up the investigation process
00:38related to the accusation of fraud in the media.
00:41MCMC conducts proactive monitoring
00:44to ensure that the internet environment in Malaysia
00:47is free of content in the media that violates the law,
00:51including content of fraud in the media.
00:54From 2022 to 1 February 2025,
00:585,026 cases of fraud have been reduced
01:03with the cooperation of internet providers,
01:06while 224,403 cases of fraud have been reduced on social media platforms.
01:13Of this number, 209,006 cases of fraud
01:19representing 93.14% of the total number I mentioned earlier
01:25have been reduced from Facebook platforms only.
01:28This means that Facebook is the hub of gambling ads in the media.
01:34To ensure a safer and more sustainable internet ecosystem for all users,
01:40MCMC has obligated every social media provider and internet messenger
01:45that has at least 8 million registered users in Malaysia
01:49to request an application service license
01:54under the 1998 Multimedia and Communications Act
01:58starting 1 January 2025.
02:01This step is aimed at ensuring that
02:03every registered internet and social media messenger
02:08complies with the obligations under the 1998 Multimedia and Communications Act
02:12and follows the best practice
02:16that has been established by MCMC
02:18and further increases accountability
02:21for the content and interaction in the content provided to users.
02:25MCMC has also carried out a continuous management session
02:29with all social media platform providers
02:32to provide co-operation between platform providers and regulators.
02:38Through these management sessions,
02:40platform providers can understand the context of the place
02:43in terms of values, norms of society, and laws
02:47that may not comply with their community standards and terms and conditions.
02:52This effort contributes to the improvement of birth control work
02:57by platform providers
03:00and makes it more efficient and effective.
03:04Okay, Mr. Lengas.
03:08Thank you for your answer, Mr. Minister.
03:11Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
03:14My additional question is,
03:16has the government also devised a special strategy
03:20to cover up a little bit of gambling on the internet
03:23that misuses AI technology
03:27such as deepfake to cover up the faces
03:30and voices of leaders or influencers
03:35so as to empower many gambling victims in Thailand
03:39as well as whether or not the power has been taken away from them.
03:44Next, has the government also identified
03:47effective strategies
03:49in controlling the modus operandi of illegal gambling
03:55that can be used by social media influencers
04:00to promote illegal gambling in Thailand to the public?
04:05That's all. Thank you.
04:06Thank you, Mr. Minister.
04:08In relation to this matter,
04:09some of the actions have been taken by the Ministry of Health
04:13while for the Ministry of Communications, especially the Ministry of Communications,
04:17several steps have been taken,
04:19including by withdrawing what is called an exemption order
04:27that requires all platforms that meet the requirements,
04:31such as the ones I mentioned earlier,
04:33to register with MCMC.
04:36We have found that there are several platforms
04:38that are often misused,
04:40not for the purpose of gambling itself,
04:44but to advertise gambling.
04:47And what you mentioned earlier,
04:50it's not gambling, but it's a scam.
04:53As we know, based on what has been announced by the Ministry of Communications,
04:59especially the Ministry of Commerce,
05:02there are about 12-13 types of scams,
05:05including advertisements.
05:09Usually, deepfakes are directed towards investment scams.
05:15So we have had a discussion
05:19because several platforms do not understand
05:23that some of these aspects are a violation of the laws in our country.
05:29At the same time, platforms such as Facebook have cooperated
05:33and have begun to implement several steps,
05:39including introducing several tools
05:44that can determine whether a person is an individual or not.
05:51This is a result of the problem of impersonation with permission.
05:57They sometimes take faces and names,
06:02but this is still being dealt with.
06:06And I expect that because AI is being misused,
06:16certain platforms will also try to deal with such problems.
06:28Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
06:30Thank you for the answer given by the Minister.
06:33So I would like to ask,
06:35how can the registration and licensing of all social media platforms
06:40that have 8 million users in Malaysia,
06:43increase the ability to prevent illegal gambling in this area?
06:51Because since we still have to report to the platform,
06:56then the action will be taken.
06:58With this, the problem will not be solved with higher efficiency.
07:04So I would like to ask for clarification from the Minister,
07:07how with registration or licensing,
07:12the efficiency and effectiveness have been increased.
07:19Since we started the process and the licensing regime,
07:25we have found many platforms that provide different responses.
07:31Some are very willing to cooperate,
07:35some are reluctant,
07:37and even give various excuses to delay the process.
07:49But in general, I will give an example.
07:53For example, in a platform like YouTube,
07:59where we get a lot of gambling ads,
08:06from January 1st until midnight,
08:125,167 births have been planted to be laid,
08:18and 5,115 have been downloaded by YouTube.
08:24This means that even though Google has not yet been licensed,
08:28but we see that the cooperation they provide is very good.
08:32Unlike Telegram,
08:35where only 39% of the requests are handled.
08:45And here we see that the platforms also have different solutions.
08:50As far as I understand,
08:52the number of teams that do content moderation with licensing
08:57for Telegram is very small,
08:59different from other platforms.
09:01So here we see that not only the control framework is important,
09:06but also understanding the context of operations for these platforms,
09:10and also helping them to organize and facilitate actions to be taken.
09:17Sometimes it involves additional documents,
09:19sometimes it involves messages that need to be sent to certain staff.
09:25But in general, I see a better cooperation from all platforms,
09:31whether they have been licensed or are still in the process.
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