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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-28 |title=Communications and Multimedia Commission seeks public feedback on draft Code of Conduct for Internet Messaging Service Providers and Social Media Service Providers |url=https://www.allenandgledhill.com/publication/articles/29429/communications-and-multimedia-commission-seeks-public-feedback-on-draft-code-of-conduct-for-internet-messaging-service-providers-and-social-media-service-providers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213040603/https://www.allenandgledhill.com/publication/articles/29429/communications-and-multimedia-commission-seeks-public-feedback-on-draft-code-of-conduct-for-internet-messaging-service-providers-and-social-media-service-providershttps |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Allen & Gledhill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Code Of Conduct (Best Practice) For Internet Messaging Service Providers And Social Media Service Providers |url=https://mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf2/DRAFT_Code-of-Conduct_211024-RPD.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213041916/https://mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf2/DRAFT_Code-of-Conduct_211024-RPD.pdf |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission}}</ref><!-- | 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 |date=2024-11-28 |title=Communications and Multimedia Commission seeks public feedback on draft Code of Conduct for Internet Messaging Service Providers and Social Media Service Providers |url=https://www.allenandgledhill.com/publication/articles/29429/communications-and-multimedia-commission-seeks-public-feedback-on-draft-code-of-conduct-for-internet-messaging-service-providers-and-social-media-service-providers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213040603/https://www.allenandgledhill.com/publication/articles/29429/communications-and-multimedia-commission-seeks-public-feedback-on-draft-code-of-conduct-for-internet-messaging-service-providers-and-social-media-service-providershttps |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Allen & Gledhill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Code Of Conduct (Best Practice) For Internet Messaging Service Providers And Social Media Service Providers |url=https://mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf2/DRAFT_Code-of-Conduct_211024-RPD.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213041916/https://mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf2/DRAFT_Code-of-Conduct_211024-RPD.pdf |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission}}</ref><!-- Warning! mcmc.gov.my is run using miracles, a few potatoes, and nginx Triassic Edition. | ||
I spent 40 minutes hammering at the website trying to get past the cloudflare host 525 error, same goes for the other two sources from the Allen & Gledhill link. | |||
trying to get archive.org to save the page was not fun and the discussion for if the status of the URL should be set to "live", "dead", or "roll the dice" is for minds greater than my own to determine. | |||
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-->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=== | ||