00:00The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
00:04has launched an investigation following public complaints
00:06over a viral video showing three individuals
00:09believed to be influencers
00:10giving food scraps to a homeless person.
00:16In a statement Tuesday, MCMC said
00:20it took seriously the act of creating and disseminating content
00:23that exploited marginalized groups
00:25purely for cheap entertainment,
00:27generating views and causing public distress.
00:30The Commission added that the spread of content
00:32that degrades or humiliates individual dignity
00:34is not only unethical,
00:36but also leads to the normalization
00:38of inhumane culture within society.
00:41The investigation into the content is being conducted
00:43under existing legal provisions
00:45and stern action will be taken against any parties found guilty.
00:49MCMC also reminded members of the public
00:51not to disseminate or upload any provocative content
00:54that could disrupt public order.
00:57Following a wave of backlash from netizens,
00:59the trio issued an apology in a separate video.
01:02They claimed the man had been informed
01:03about the filming beforehand
01:04and had consented to it.
01:07They also clarified that the chicken bones and rice
01:09were not intended as his actual meal.
01:12The controversial video has since been removed
01:14from their social media platforms.
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