KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Efforts to promote creative content on digital platforms must go hand in hand with measures to protect children from online sexual crimes, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said.
He said this was necessary to support the government’s aspiration to strengthen the country’s creative economy through the production of quality and responsible digital content.
“We want to encourage the production of creative content, including on platforms such as YouTube. However, our challenge is to prevent crimes such as online child sexual exploitation and grooming.
“Our priority is to prevent children from using these platforms to communicate with adults who may seek to exploit them,” he told reporters after attending the Creators for Impact 2026 programme here today.
