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><!-- Warning! mcmc.gov.my is run using miracles, a few potatoes, and nginx Triassic Edition. | 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 name=":16">{{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. | ||
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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<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 | 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 name=":16" /><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> | ||
===Categories of harmful content=== | ===Categories of harmful content=== | ||