Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA): Difference between revisions
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===Who it applies to=== | ===Who it applies to=== | ||
The Act applies to licensed service providers under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, specifically Applications Service Providers (ASPs), Content Applications Service Providers (CASPs), and Network Service Providers (NSPs).<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":0" /> Social media or messaging platforms with over 8 million users in Malaysia are automatically deemed licensees and subject to the Act's requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adris |first=Azim |date=2025-12-12 |title=Malaysia’s new Deeming Provision for tech giants: What it means for social media users |url=https://www.scoop.my/news/277056/malaysias-new-deeming-provision-for-tech-giants-what-it-means-for-social-media-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213033951/https://www.scoop.my/news/277056/malaysias-new-deeming-provision-for-tech-giants-what-it-means-for-social-media-users/ |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Scoop}}</ref> <!-- This citation should be temporary, the MCMC government website goes down literally every two minutes. I'd love to see someone find the actual place where this was referenced by the Malaysian government and cite that instead. -->The Act has extra-territorial reach, applying to companies outside Malaysia if they provide services within Malaysia and fall under the licensing framework. <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/2867049_BI/Act%20866-Online%20Safety%20Act%202025.pdf |title=ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2025 - Act 866 |year=2025 |pages=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911161002/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/2867049_BI/Act%20866-Online%20Safety%20Act%202025.pdf |archive-date=2025-09-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> | The Act applies to licensed service providers under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, specifically Applications Service Providers (ASPs), Content Applications Service Providers (CASPs), and Network Service Providers (NSPs).<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":0" /> Social media or messaging platforms with over 8 million users in Malaysia are automatically deemed licensees and subject to the Act's requirements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Code Of Conduct (Best Practice) For Internet Messaging Service Providers And Social Media Service Providers |url=https://mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf2/DRAFT_Code-of-Conduct_211024-RPD.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213041916/https://mcmc.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf2/DRAFT_Code-of-Conduct_211024-RPD.pdf |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adris |first=Azim |date=2025-12-12 |title=Malaysia’s new Deeming Provision for tech giants: What it means for social media users |url=https://www.scoop.my/news/277056/malaysias-new-deeming-provision-for-tech-giants-what-it-means-for-social-media-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213033951/https://www.scoop.my/news/277056/malaysias-new-deeming-provision-for-tech-giants-what-it-means-for-social-media-users/ |archive-date=2026-02-13 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Scoop}}</ref> <!-- This citation should be temporary, the MCMC government website goes down literally every two minutes. I'd love to see someone find the actual place where this was referenced by the Malaysian government and cite that instead. -->The Act has extra-territorial reach, applying to companies outside Malaysia if they provide services within Malaysia and fall under the licensing framework. <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/2867049_BI/Act%20866-Online%20Safety%20Act%202025.pdf |title=ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2025 - Act 866 |year=2025 |pages=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911161002/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/2867049_BI/Act%20866-Online%20Safety%20Act%202025.pdf |archive-date=2025-09-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Affected platforms=== | ===Affected platforms=== | ||