The government denied that the development of the social media licensing framework was not involved in the negotiation process
KUALA LUMPUR: The claim by the Asian Internet Association (AIC) in its open letter dated 26 August last that the development of the social media licensing framework does not involve a negotiation process is not true, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.
He said the views of stakeholders have been taken into account through a series of ongoing engagements and negotiations since last April to ensure the development of a comprehensive licensing framework.
Teo said it included meetings with ByteDance on April 25, August 28 and Sept 26, Meta (June 11 and Sept 18), Telegram (April 25 and Sept 23), Google (April 29 and June 28), X (April 25 and 16 Oct) and Tencent on April 24 and May 27.
“A discussion and engagement session with AIC was also held at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) headquarters on May 28. The AIC also submitted a written response on June 26 to MCMC,” he said during a question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat. today.
He answered a question from Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam), who asked the government to explain the discrepancy in the AIC’s response urging the government to stop plans to impose licenses on social media platforms.
“A discussion and engagement session with AIC was also held at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) headquarters on May 28. The AIC also submitted a written response on June 26 to MCMC,” he said during a question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat. today.
He answered a question from Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam), who asked the government to explain the discrepancy in the AIC’s response urging the government to stop plans to impose licenses on social media platforms.