The day before minister Said’s post, Malaysia’s internet regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), announced social media and online messaging platforms with eight million registered Malaysian users or more must apply for a license as of January 1, 2025 or face legal action.
Want to bet the social media companies will thin the number of registered Malaysian users to 7,999,999 and refuse to allow any new members from Malaysia unless an open slot becomes available?
…it’s called CrowdStrike.
…it’s called CrowdStrike.
Well played sir! Well played indeed.
Cool Story Malaysia! Or maybe to crush opposition if the citizens don’t march to your drummer.
In other news,
Malaysia is Working on a Dissent ‘Kill Switch’
Malaysia plans to introduce an Dissent “kill switch” law in October, Law Minister Azalina Othman Said has said. The legislation aims to boost party security by granting their jackboots power to silence dissenters, though specifics remain unclear. Said emphasized the need for the proles to take greater responsibility for hurting the party’s feelings.
FTFY Mr. “Law Minister”.
The Law Minister is a lady.
This is nothing new as Malaysia is infamous for using the British Colonial era Sedition Act of 1948 to restrict free speech.
Malaysia, a nice Country to visit wouldn’t want to live there.
ISPs in Malaysia are given a list of domains they must prevent from resolving, it’s a long list that’s not limited to porn and gambling but also other sites the government feel may hurt feelings of Malaysians.
Thankfully that’s it, and using Google or Cloudflare nameservers or even running your own name servers instead of ISP servers removed all censorship.
Hopefully the government kill switch is as poorly thought out as their censorship implementation.
“The legislation aims to boost digital security by granting authorities power to block online content…”
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From TFA
The day before minister Said’s post, Malaysia’s internet regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), announced social media and online messaging platforms with eight million registered Malaysian users or more must apply for a license as of January 1, 2025 or face legal action.
Want to bet the social media companies will thin the number of registered Malaysian users to 7,999,999 and refuse to allow any new members from Malaysia unless an open slot becomes available?
…it’s called CrowdStrike.
…it’s called CrowdStrike.
Well played sir! Well played indeed.
Cool Story Malaysia! Or maybe to crush opposition if the citizens don’t march to your drummer.
In other news,
Malaysia is Working on a Dissent ‘Kill Switch’
Malaysia plans to introduce an Dissent “kill switch” law in October, Law Minister Azalina Othman Said has said. The legislation aims to boost party security by granting their jackboots power to silence dissenters, though specifics remain unclear. Said emphasized the need for the proles to take greater responsibility for hurting the party’s feelings.
FTFY Mr. “Law Minister”.
The Law Minister is a lady.
This is nothing new as Malaysia is infamous for using the British Colonial era Sedition Act of 1948 to restrict free speech.
Malaysia’s sedition law : https://www.bbc.com/news/world… [bbc.com]
It is also well known for its racism against Malaysia’s ethnic Chinese.
Racism towards the Chinese Minority in Malaysia: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.co… [wiley.com]
It also one of the reason’s why Singapore became a separate country in 1965.
Singapore separates from Malaysia 9 August 1965 : https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/ar… [nlb.gov.sg]
Malaysia, a nice Country to visit wouldn’t want to live there.
ISPs in Malaysia are given a list of domains they must prevent from resolving, it’s a long list that’s not limited to porn and gambling but also other sites the government feel may hurt feelings of Malaysians.
Thankfully that’s it, and using Google or Cloudflare nameservers or even running your own name servers instead of ISP servers removed all censorship.
Hopefully the government kill switch is as poorly thought out as their censorship implementation.
“The legislation aims to boost digital security by granting authorities power to block online content …”
AaaahahahahaHAHAHA!