BALI, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- ASEAN countries must work together to protect children from growing online threats despite differences in their laws and approaches to internet safety, said Malaysia’s Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.
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- Fahmi said Malaysia wanted to ensure that children below the age of 16 were unable to open social media accounts, although approaches to online safety for children could differ between Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and other ASEAN countries.
- Malaysia began enforcing age-verification requirements for social media account registration on June 1 this year under the Child Protection Code and Risk Mitigation Code introduced under the Online Safety Act 2025.
- At the forum, Fahmi outlined Malaysia’s efforts to improve internet coverage, speed and affordability while making online access safer, particularly for children.
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