Malaysian Minister: TikTok's Compliance with the Law Is Not Yet Satisfactory

  Malaysian Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil assesses that TikTok's compliance with laws in Malaysia is still not satisfactory. In a press statement obtained in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, Fahmi said he had met with TikTok's top management led by TikTok Global Vice President Helena Lersch on Wednesday (11/10), to obtain clarification regarding several problems arising from the increasing spread of fake news. . Apart from that, Fahmi said that he asked about the operation of the TikTok Shop in Malaysia. In the discussion, he emphasized that TikTok must operate in accordance with Malaysian guidelines and laws. He also asked that social media from the Bamboo Curtain country must also be more proactive in stemming the spread of fake news and slanderous material on their platforms, including the spread of "Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior" (CIB).

"I emphasize that TikTok's compliance with Malaysian law is still not satisfactory and this must be corrected immediately," he said. He said the meeting also emphasized the need for TikTok to find a solution to the problem of purchasing advertising and distributing content on the platform. This follows complaints from the business world, the public and media agencies who were greatly affected by advertisements ordered directly via social media platforms. According to Fahmi, TikTok admits that there is a weakness in their response because there is no representation in Malaysia at this time. TikTok promises to increase cooperation with the Malaysian Government. He said there would be further meetings soon to resolve the issue. On Saturday (7/10), Fahmi said Malaysia would study the steps taken by the Indonesian government to ban e-commerce transactions on TikTok to protect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before taking appropriate action in the country.

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