MCMC apparently tries to remove tweets criticising govt's flood response and here's how Twitter responded - SoyaCincau

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Apparently, MCMC has requested Twitter to remove several tweets about the flood situation. Netizens have slammed MCMC's speedy action against tweets critical of govt instead of harassment, scams, and misinformation.

Early this year, the MCMC had its own controversy after it reminded internet users to be polite and courteous when sharing their views online. It said anyone caught sharing offensive content can be charged under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which carries a penalty of up to RM50,000, two years in prison, or both. Shortly after that, netizens have dug upwas “hacked”

, and it was suspended a few hours later. Eventually, it was revealed that the MCMC had taken over an existing Twitter account that belonged to a teen sometime in 2015 without deleting the old tweets. The telecommunications regulator has recently created a new Twitter account with the handle

 

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