Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA): Difference between revisions

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 ===Impact on children's rights===
-Critics argued that the ban could cut children off from support groups, community support systems, and online opportunities for self-expression through art, music, and other forms.<ref name=":11" /> Amnesty International Malaysia and other civil society groups advocated for a more nuanced approach that protects children's privacy while prioritizing their rights to expression and access to information.<ref name=":11" />
+Critics argued that the ban could cut children off from support groups, community support systems, and online opportunities for self-expression through art, music, and other forms.<ref name=":12" /> <!-- Amnesty Media International does not have a blog post about this, so I've removed their name here. -raster --> Civil society groups advocated for a more nuanced approach that protects children's privacy while prioritizing their rights to expression and access to information from educational content to mental health resources.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":11" />
-Youth advocacy organizations warned that blanket age restrictions fail to account for the legitimate educational and social benefits that young people derive from social media platforms, including access to educational content, creative communities, and mental health resources.<ref name=":2" />
+Youth advocacy organizations warned that blanket age restrictions fail to account for the legitimate educational and social benefits that young people derive from social media platforms, including access to educational content, creative communities, and mental health resources.{{CitationNeeded|reason=which organizations?}}
-===Enforcement challenges===
+===Enforcement challenges <!-- This section can probably be moved below -raster (I'd do it myself, but need to "get into the flow" to make an informed edit here) -->===
-International experience suggests enforcement difficulties, with the UK's age verification requirements leading to sharp drops in traffic but users quickly finding workarounds through VPN services, which saw an 1,800% spike in UK sign-ups within three days of implementation.<ref name=":12" /> Technology experts noted that determined users, particularly tech-savvy teenagers, can often circumvent age verification systems through various methods including VPNs, fake IDs, or using accounts registered by adults.<ref name=":9" />
+International experience suggests enforcement difficulties, with the UK's age verification requirements leading to sharp drops in traffic but users quickly finding workarounds through VPN services, which saw an 1,800% spike in UK sign-ups within three days of implementation.<ref name=":12" /> Technology experts noted that determined users, particularly tech-savvy teenagers, can often circumvent age verification systems through various methods including VPNs, fake IDs, or using accounts registered by adults.{{CitationNeeded|reason=irrelevant citation, only compares to other countries doing the same >}}<ref name=":9" />
-Critics questioned whether the significant investment in age verification infrastructure would deliver the intended child protection outcomes, given the ease with which such systems can be bypassed and the potential for pushing young users toward less regulated platforms.<ref name=":11" />
 ==Criticism and concerns==