Cabinet considers raising social media age limit to 16

Chia Wan Rou

8 months ago

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil previously said Malaysia will soon require all social media platforms to implement electronic Know-Your-Customer identity verification systems to ensure users under 13 do not own accounts. (Envato Elements pic)

teen social media — Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil previously said Malaysia will soon require all social media platforms to implement electronic Know-Your-Customer identity verification systems to ensure users under 13 do not own accounts. (Envato Elements pic)

PUTRAJAYA:

The Cabinet is mulling raising the minimum age for social media users to 16, up from the previously proposed age of 13.

Communications minister and government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said the requirement would be implemented through a registration process using official identification documents such as the MyKad, passport or MyDigital ID.

He said there was no need to amend existing laws governing social media platforms, namely the Communications and Multimedia Act and the Online Safety Act.

“It will be implemented in line with existing laws, including the Personal Data Protection Act, which regulates commercial transactions,” he said at a post-Cabinet meeting press conference here.

On Wednesday, Fahmi said Malaysia will soon…

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