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Malaysia to ask big social media platforms to seek regulatory licences

Malaysia to ask big social media platforms to seek regulatory licences

FILE PHOTO: Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo

Malaysia will require social media services to apply for a license if they have more than 8 million users in the country from August 1, in an attempt to combat increasing cyber offences, said the government.

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