新闻报报看 | 政府要求拥有超过800万用户的社交媒体或线上通讯平台必须申请营运执照的新规定，让一些人质疑这是政府排除异议的做法。不过，副首相阿末扎希今天否认了这样的说法，他也向媒体解释为什么政府有必要落实这项新规定。（主播：颜江瀚 、洪欣仪）
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00:00In order to better manage the Internet, especially the issue of management of security,
00:04the Myanmar Communication and Multimedia Commission, MCMC, announced yesterday that
00:08all social media or online communication platforms with more than 8 million users
00:13must apply for a license from our government as early as August 1,
00:18and be enforced from next year.
00:21In other words, social media and online communication platforms operating in Myanmar starting next year
00:27will be considered illegal if they do not have a license.
00:30The authorities can use the law of communication and multimedia to take legal action against illegal units.
00:35MCMC also mentioned that this new monitoring framework also meets the decision of the cabinet,
00:41that is, social media and online communication platforms must be operated in accordance with the law of Myanmar.
00:47In this way, it can combat cyberbullying, bullying, and cybercrime against children, sexual violence, etc.
00:53However, MCMC also clarified that the new framework is only for those platforms that are eligible to apply for operating licenses,
01:00and does not involve users.
01:02At present, there are 8 social media platforms that have reached the threshold of having to apply for operating licenses.
01:08They are Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X-platform, Telegram, WeChat, and WhatsApp.
01:15If there is still no application for a license for these social platforms, what action will the government take?
01:21Deputy Prime Minister Amor Jassi told the media after attending the event today that
01:25if these social platforms refuse to comply with the instructions of MCMC and are unwilling to apply for a license,
01:30the government will start implementing the law from January 1 next year,
01:33so that those social platforms that are unwilling to cooperate will stop operating in our country.
01:38Amor Jassi also added that it is necessary to apply for a license on social platforms
01:42to ensure that no one will use fake accounts to create unnecessary negative impressions
01:47and affect the safety and peace of the Malaysian people.
01:50Some people have questioned the government's implementation of this new regulation
01:54in order to eliminate dissidents and suppress those who criticize the government.
01:58In addition to denying these allegations,
01:59Amor Jassi also asked why people are afraid to use social media as a real identity.
02:05At the same time, Amor Jassi also took the example of other countries.
02:07For example, China has also implemented a user account that can only have a social media account,
02:12and Singapore also stipulates that social media platforms must be registered
02:16to ensure that netizens are responsible for all posts posted by themselves.
02:20Amor Jassi means that the implementation of the new policy
02:23is to ensure that netizens are responsible for the posts posted by themselves,
02:27rather than hiding their hands after losing a stone.
02:30Amor Jassi described this as a coward's behavior.
02:32He mentioned that there has been cyber bullying in China recently,
02:35which has led to the death of others.
02:37He said that this incident made people very sad.
02:39Although someone has already been taken to court,
02:42the current laws and punishments are still too light.
02:45Amor Jassi believes that everyone should not blame the court,
02:47but this incident reflects that our current laws must be amended
02:52in order to allow those bullies to receive the punishment they deserve.
02:55As for the new policy of the government,
02:57Vice President of Mahua, Huang Risheng, has an opinion.
03:00Huang Risheng is worried that this new policy will be abused by those with ulterior motives,
03:05and that the government will use it to suppress those who have different opinions from the government.
03:10In addition to worrying that this will affect the international image of Myanmar,
03:13Huang Risheng also believes that many existing laws
03:16are enough to control the security of social media platforms.
03:19In his opinion, the government should strengthen the enforcement of law,
03:23and ensure that the existing laws can be effectively implemented,
03:26rather than increasing new restrictions to cover up the problems of unfair enforcement.