KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Licensed social media service providers must submit their Online Safety Plans to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) by Dec 28 at the latest, in compliance with the Online Safety Act 2025 (Act 866).
Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said the plans must detail the measures and improvements that platform providers intend to implement to ensure a safer digital environment for users.
She said social media platforms were also expected to implement user age verification requirements in early January 2027, following the end of the current transition period.
“We are still in the transition period, and we expect platforms to implement this obligation in early January next year. All data on the number of accounts they have verified and closed will be submitted to us after the transition period,” she said during Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
