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Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that every morning after prayer he personally reviews Facebook, finds ads for online gambling, and forwards suspicious posts to the regulator MCMC.
🔹 According to the agency, since the beginning of the year 78% of all removal requests regarding online-gambling materials concerned Facebook. Another 18% went to YouTube, and 4% — to TikTok.
🔹 In total, from 1 January to 17 August MCMC demanded the removal of more than 470 thousand items of illegal or harmful content. 64% of them concerned online gambling, another 27% — fraud. Platforms complied with 93% of the requests, removing more than 436 thousand posts.
🔹 Fadzil called Facebook the most problematic platform and even suggested annually awarding the social network that most “sinned” against Malaysian citizens.
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