Malaysian authorities said that they will take legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta for failing to remove “undesirable” posts from the social media platform. They said that the company failed to take sufficient action despite repeated requests.
“The action is necessary in promoting accountability for cybersecurity and enhancing consumer protection against online harms, including fraudulent activities and scams,” the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement.

The MCMC also said that the company has not fully cooperated with efforts to remove such content and that Meta’s response has been sluggish and unsatisfactory.

No option, says Malaysia
According to the authorities, Meta has not met the urgency of the matter and it is due to the increasing public concern and scrutiny that MCMC has “no option but to take definitive steps or legal action against Meta.”
The country is calling this “a measure to ensure that people are secure and protected in the digital sphere.” It said that the action was necessary to promote accountability for cybersecurity and enhance consumer protection against online harms, including fraudulent activities and scams.
According to a report by news agency Reuters, Facebook is Malaysia’s biggest social media platform with an estimated 60% of its population having an account.

It is noteworthy that big social media firms such as Meta, Google-owned YouTube and TikTok have often been under regulatory scrutiny in multiple countries and regions.
In 2020, Vietnam threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it failed to censor more local political content on its platform.
Facebook monthly reports in India
According to the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, all big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, are required to publish monthly.
In its latest monthly report, the company said it purged 27.7 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook between April 1-30.