Do not click any suspicious links to keep inappropriate content from popping up on one's social media feed, says Teo Nie Ching.
The Deputy Communications Minister also advised social media users to be aware of algorithms used to track the behaviour of people, any related content, posts, engagement metrics and relations with a user.
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The Deputy Communications Minister also advised social media users to be aware of algorithms used to track the behaviour of people, any related content, posts, engagement metrics and relations with a user.
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00:00My question is, how far is the effort to evoke the form of governance and
00:04joint management that is carried out by the government in the field of social
00:08justice, such as cyber crime, for example, for the Muslim community to slowly
00:12implement social Islam? Thank you.
00:15Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. President.
00:18First, the Ministry of Communication through MCMC, we always have a
00:26session about governance with the platform providers, so that they understand the social norms of our society,
00:32education in Malaysia, and so on. So that when they do content moderation with their permission,
00:40they understand more about the laws in Malaysia. But at the time, I want to show a little data
00:46to the audience. Actually, for content, we say the reduction of social media content
00:53is increasing. Since 2022, until 2022, the number of downloads has been 186.
01:04In 2023, the number of downloads has been 636. This year, for only one day in June,
01:14the number of downloads has been 308. So MCMC will take action when we accept
01:22complaints from the authorities or the public. So this is the reality.
01:30It means that it is not necessarily that those who sit in the MCMC office,
01:34even though they monitor proactively, the content must not exist in their social media.
01:42Therefore, we also rely on complaints from the public to ensure that
01:48the content that is not suitable can be eliminated as soon as possible.
01:53We understand and we agree that the efforts of the platform providers so far are still not satisfactory.
02:00We will continue to have a dialogue with them. Actually, the Minister of Communications
02:07will go to Singapore in July to meet with the platform providers so that we can be more effective
02:15when we want to overcome problems such as content that is malicious or deceitful, etc.
02:21That's all for my answer. Thank you, Yambo.
02:23Thank you, Speaker. I heard the questions raised by Yambo Mat from Lumut and Jawapan.
02:31Like the Malay proverb, the feather flutters from its beak.
02:37Even though the MCMC did not take any action to prevent malicious videos,
02:45videos that are not good to watch, we need to realize that we ourselves need to be disciplined.
02:54If we go and look for those things ourselves, then it is true that...
02:59Speaker, I have a question.
03:01My question is, what is the reason that caused this question to come from there?
03:10But I want to know, why can't we suggest so that we ourselves can be disciplined?
03:18Don't go and look for those things. Don't press it.
03:20If we don't press it, those things will not exist.
03:23So, will MCMC give lectures and so on, if it is necessary, on the other side too?
03:28To the MPs, especially those on the other side, so that they don't go and look for these things and...
03:36But Jelutom, he didn't look for it, he came out on his own.
03:39And so on.
03:40Peter Tarang, open your Facebook and I'll show you.
03:42No, my Facebook...
03:44Please be seated, everyone.
03:48My question is, the Facebook that I look for...
03:51I don't have a problem with the SEC.
03:52The Facebook that I look for, that I open, doesn't exist.
03:55How about the Facebook that Lumut looks for, does it exist?
03:58Thank you.
04:00Mr. Timbalan, the Minister.
04:02Thank you.
04:06Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to ask Jelutom to withdraw.
04:10He accused me of looking for the SEC, what for?
04:14We are MPs who don't...
04:16Please be seated, don't waste time.
04:20This is not a language to embarrass me.
04:22Thank you, Mr. Rahman and Mr. Jelutom.
04:26Thank you, Madam Speaker.
04:28As I have said in my answer,
04:32social media users need to understand that
04:36social media has its own algorithm.
04:38They follow the algorithm,
04:40they will make an analysis of the actions of a user
04:44and they will push the content that they feel that
04:48the user is interested in.
04:50But the most important thing is,
04:52in this day and age,
04:54Madam Speaker, I think that is important.
04:56That is a serious matter, Jelutom.
04:58I think in this day and age,
05:00the most important thing is,
05:02there are contents that we are not interested in,
05:04or that we don't like,
05:06that are pushed by social media to us.
05:10So the most important thing is,
05:12for the younger generation,
05:14how do we educate them,
05:16so that they know how to do the editing.
05:18And as adults,
05:20that is also our responsibility
05:22to make sure that
05:24when we see a content that is not fun,
05:26let us make a report.
05:28And it is also our responsibility
05:30to educate our children
05:32so that they know how to edit.
05:34That is my answer.
05:36Thank you, Madam Speaker.