Communications minister: New social media age limit could start by June
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马来西亚通讯部长法米·法兹尔表示，政府将致力于限制16岁以下儿童开设新的社交媒体账户，相关措施预计最早于今年年中实施。政府将给予社交媒体平台充足时间执行清理措施，包括确保不再有16岁以下儿童注册新账户或保留现有账户。马来西亚通讯与多媒体委员会正与Meta、Google及TikTok等平台商讨年龄验证方法。此外，部长在亚太广播联盟数字广播研讨会开幕式上指出，人
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The government will strive to restrict the opening of new social media accounts for children under the age of 16, with its implementation expected to be as early as the middle of this year, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
He said the government will give social media platforms sufficient time to implement clean-up measures, including ensuring that no more children under 16 register new accounts or maintain existing accounts on their respective platforms.
"We expect it (implementing the 16-year-old age limit for social media use) at the end of June, if not earlier than that. (Its implementation) is not impossible, and if everything goes smoothly, we may even start earlier,” he said.
He said this after officiating at the launch of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2026 (DBS 2026) Grand Opening here today.
Previously, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it was looking into various methods to verify the ages of internet users before the minimum age limit of 16 for social media use takes effect in the second half of this year.
According to the MCMC, it has held engagement sessions with social media service providers, such as Meta, Google and TikTok, to determine the most suitable method for verifying ages.
Touching on the symposium, Fahmi said that developments in artificial intelligence (AI) will not be able to fully replace the work of journalists or news readers.
"Much of the technology showcased gives an idea of what can be done. But, in terms of analysis, AI cannot fully replace journalists or new readers.
"But we expect journalists and news readers will be replaced by those who are proficient in using AI,” he said.
As such, he said the government has introduced the RM30 million Media Innovation Fund to assist media companies and related organisations to leverage AI technology in their operations.
He hopes the fund can be used to strengthen the use of technology without affecting jobs, while also creating opportunities for new revenue models in the media industry. — Bernama
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