Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA): Difference between revisions
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===Who it applies to=== | ===Who it applies to=== | ||
The Act applies to licensed service providers under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, specifically Applications Service Providers (ASPs), Content Applications Service Providers (CASPs), and Network Service Providers (NSPs).<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":0" /> Social media or messaging platforms with over 8 million users in Malaysia are automatically deemed licensees and subject to the Act's requirements.{{ | The Act applies to licensed service providers under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, specifically Applications Service Providers (ASPs), Content Applications Service Providers (CASPs), and Network Service Providers (NSPs).<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":0" /> Social media or messaging platforms with over 8 million users in Malaysia are automatically deemed licensees and subject to the Act's requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adris |first=Azim |date=2025-12-12 |title=Malaysia’s new Deeming Provision for tech giants: What it means for social media users |url=https://www.scoop.my/news/277056/malaysias-new-deeming-provision-for-tech-giants-what-it-means-for-social-media-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213033951/https://www.scoop.my/news/277056/malaysias-new-deeming-provision-for-tech-giants-what-it-means-for-social-media-users/ |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Scoop}}</ref> <!-- This citation should be temporary, the MCMC government website goes down literally every two minutes. I'd love to see someone find the actual place where this was referenced by the Malaysian government and cite that instead. -->The Act has extra-territorial reach, applying to companies outside Malaysia if they provide services within Malaysia and fall under the licensing framework. <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/2867049_BI/Act%20866-Online%20Safety%20Act%202025.pdf |title=ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2025 - Act 866 |year=2025 |pages=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911161002/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/2867049_BI/Act%20866-Online%20Safety%20Act%202025.pdf |archive-date=2025-09-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Affected platforms=== | ===Affected platforms=== | ||
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*'''LinkedIn''': With 9.9 million users<ref name=":6" /> | *'''LinkedIn''': With 9.9 million users<ref name=":6" /> | ||
Other major platforms including WhatsApp, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Telegram, and WeChat also operate in Malaysia and are understood to exceed the 8 million user threshold.{{CitationNeeded|reason=generated citation is irrelevant >}} <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title=Enforcement of Online Safety Act takes effect, strengthening online protections for children and families, says MCMC |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/01/enforcement-of-online-safety-act-takes-effect-strengthening-online-protections-for-children-and-families-says-mcmc/203923 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112004727/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/01/enforcement-of-online-safety-act-takes-effect-strengthening-online-protections-for-children-and-families-says-mcmc/203923 |archive-date=2026-01-12 |website=malaymail}}</ref> | Other major platforms including WhatsApp, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Telegram, and WeChat also operate in Malaysia and are understood to exceed the 8 million user threshold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here’s why social media firms may come to love Malaysia’s new Online Safety Act |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/07/heres-why-social-media-firms-may-come-to-love-malaysias-new-online-safety-act/204186 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260201081225/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/07/heres-why-social-media-firms-may-come-to-love-malaysias-new-online-safety-act/204186 |archive-date=2026-02-01 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref><!-- I think I found where the sentence came from. Still have no idea about if that 8-million part is wrong circular reporting or if it's real. -->.{{CitationNeeded|reason=generated citation is irrelevant >}} <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-01 |title=Enforcement of Online Safety Act takes effect, strengthening online protections for children and families, says MCMC |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/01/enforcement-of-online-safety-act-takes-effect-strengthening-online-protections-for-children-and-families-says-mcmc/203923 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112004727/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/01/enforcement-of-online-safety-act-takes-effect-strengthening-online-protections-for-children-and-families-says-mcmc/203923 |archive-date=2026-01-12 |website=malaymail}}</ref> | ||
===Categories of harmful content=== | ===Categories of harmful content=== | ||