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Malaysia to introduce new rules to protect youth on online platforms

ARY News · May 22, 2026, 11:52 AM

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will introduce new measures from June 1 ​to protect children and reduce their exposure to ‌harmful content on online platforms, its communications regulator said on Friday.

The new rules will require online service providers to include safeguards that limit account registration and ownership by users under the age of 16, as well as implement stronger content governance on their platforms, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said in a statement.

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