00:01The implementation of a minimum age requirement of 16 for social media use, aimed at protecting children and adolescents from exploitation and exposure to inappropriate online content, is expected to be enforced as early as July.
00:16Deputy Communications Minister Tianyi Ching said the initiative was currently in the regulatory sandbox phase, allowing the government to test and refine the most effective implementation methods before full enforcement.
00:31She said the ministry has begun discussions with platform providers pursuant to the Online Safety Act and is trying to identify the best, most effective and safest way to conduct age verification.
00:44The government is reportedly targeting the implementation of digital user identity verification on all social media platforms by the end of the second quarter of 2026 to enforce the minimum age requirement for account registration.
01:00Asked about the cyberbullying involving national badminton player To Yi Wei, Teo said she had yet to receive confirmation from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission on whether any complaints had been lodged.
01:13Last week, FMT published an opinion piece reporting a social media wave criticizing the performance of the nation's badminton athletes, including Yi Wei and her doubles partner Chen Tangji.
01:26Panyuzhou, FMT.
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