KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Digital Minister, Fahmi Fadzil said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will work closely with the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to prevent the spread of deviant teaching clips on social media.
"Jakim has given their full cooperation with MCMC in helping identify any content considered as deviant teachings so that we can react quickly."
Fahmi reiterated that the amount of social media platforms made it difficult for it to trace such content.
"On platforms like TikTok, it is difficult for us track where the same video is shared because it will have different tags and captions.
"We have had discussions with TikTok to help with enforcement because it is a more visual platform unlike Twitter and Facebook," Fahmi told reporters after a presentation of Madani Community appointment letters at the Pantai Eco Park Community Centre in Kampung Pasir here today.
He said the ministry could put artifical intelligence (AI) technology to good use to help detect clips related to deviant teachings.
"I believe we can discuss and benefit from AI to help us detect these clips relating to the SiHulk teachings," he said when giving an example of deviant teaching group.
On a separate issue, Fahmi said the amendment proposed for the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709) will help with the prevention of phishing scams.
"There needs to be changes to Act 709 because at the moment, it appears to be outdated and the concept of data itself has changed.
"For instance, the geolocation data does not fall under Act 709, so we must expand it. The National Scam Response Centre will also be strengthened to improve enforcement."