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Malaysia's Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching stressed that accountability and a people-centred approach are essential for a secure digital future, highlighting escalating content removal efforts and the need for collective responsibility.
The US House has passed a children's online safety bill requiring age verification and parental controls, though senators are pushing for stricter provisions that would make tech companies legally liable for content harming minors.
The US Supreme Court has rejected attempts to block Texas's age verification law for app downloads, allowing the measure to take effect despite free speech concerns from digital rights advocates.
TikTok and YouTube have deactivated 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under 16 in Indonesia following government regulations aimed at protecting minors from cyberbullying and addiction.
Malaysia's forthcoming AI Governance Bill will establish a framework holding humans and organisations responsible for artificial intelligence risks and harms, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced in Parliament.
European leaders are rallying behind plans to restrict social media use by children under 16, with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin indicating substantial momentum building across the continent. The initiative comes as Ireland assumes the EU presidency.
Malaysia is pursuing a dual strategy combining the proposed AI Governance Bill with strengthened existing laws to combat deepfakes, synthetic content creation and identity manipulation, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo told Parliament.
Britain's government will ban social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube for children under 16, with enforcement targeting platforms rather than users. The ban aims to take effect early next year.