More than 117,000 harmful social media posts, including cyberbullying, defamatory content and false information, were removed since 2022, says Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 117,000 pieces of harmful social media content, including cyberbullying-related material, defamatory posts and false information, were removed between Jan 1, 2022 and Sept 15 this year following requests by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the removals comprised 60,632 pieces of cyberbullying-related content, 55,895 pieces of false information and 1,277 defamatory posts.

He said the government had introduced various preventive, regulatory and enforcement measures to curb the misuse of social media and create a safer online environment.