Earlier this year, the Child Protection Code (CPC) under the Online Safety Act (ONSA) 2025 came into force, requiring social media platforms to implement electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) and age verification measures to ensure young children cannot create accounts. While this requirement currently only applies to social media, it may expand to cover online gaming platforms as well. Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has disclosed that the government will examine the feasibility of implementing these systems.
According to the minister, the move will not only consider issues involving underage users, but also the possibility of the abuse of these platforms by extremist, radical, and terrorist groups. For now, the idea seems to be in the early stages, although this is not the first time the government has floated the idea of restricting online gaming platforms. Previously, there was talk of licensing for certain games, with one name specifically mentioned.
