Apple told by EU to end geo-blocking on services such as App Store
BRUSSELS, Nov 12 — Apple was told by the European Union today to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user’s geographical...
Jan 6 ruling on merits of judicial review against Mentega Terbang ban
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The High Court here today fixed January 6 to decide on the merits of the judicial review sought by the...
X seeks Brazil comeback, retreats on ‘censorship’ feud
BRASILIA, Sept 27 — X told Brazil’s Supreme Court it has complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked a judge to...
Update makes X available again to many in Brazil
SÃO PAULO, Sept 19 — Social media platform X became accessible to many users in Brazil yesterday as an update to its communications network circumvented a...
TikTok, Justice Dept face off in court over potential US ban
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 — Lawyers for TikTok and its parent company ByteDance will square off with the Justice Department in a Washington courtroom today over...
Zuckerberg says Biden admin pressured Meta to ‘censor’ Covid-19 content
CALIFORNIA, Aug 27 — Meta Platforms chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” Covid-19 content during the...
Meta apologises for removing Anwar’s posts about Haniyeh
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Meta apologised today for removing content from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on the assassination...
Turkiye to meet Instagram officials after access ban
ISTANBUL, Aug 5 — Turkiye’s government will hold talks with Instagram officials today after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and...
PMO summons Meta over pro-Palestine content removal
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Prime Minister’s Office today summoned Meta representatives to explain the removal of content related to Palestine issues from Prime...
Govt mulls developing social media platform for Malaysians — Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The government is considering a proposal for a social media app for Malaysians, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said...
Australia drops court action against X over church stabbing posts
SYDNEY, June 5 — Australia’s cyber safety regulator today dropped a legal challenge against X over the removal of videos showing an Assyrian church bishop...
Censorship Board will not approve films promoting LGBTQ lifestyles — Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 —The Film Censorship Board (LPF) will not approve the screening of any films that promote LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer)...