We’re just doing our job, says MCMC over ‘big brother’ claim

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Senior media figures have taken the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to task for blocking sites and questioning journalists.

MCMC said news outlets had been found to spread misleading information or intentionally publish inaccurate content.

Responding to a statement by senior media figures urging it to stop playing “big brother” by blocking sites and questioning journalists, MCMC said that as information proliferates online, telling fact from fiction had become a challenge which could potentially threaten harmony. “To combat these issues, MCMC remains resolute in executing its regulatory obligation to ensure the integrity of information and maintain societal harmony,” it said.

Recently, a group of senior journalists released a statement calling on MCMC to stop playing “big brother” by blocking news portals and questioning media staff over content that was published.

 

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