KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of cyberbullying on social media platforms will be presented to the Cabinet on Friday to find the best solution, including legal and enforcement aspects, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He said apart from reporting on an incident involving an influencer on the TikTok application, who allegedly committed suicide due to cyberbullying, the presentation was also requested by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“We don’t just report what happened, but take action, especially if we need to amend the law, and what are the current weaknesses,” he told reporters, after visiting the family of a TikTok influencer, who allegedly committed suicide after being a victim of cyberbullying, at the People’s Housing Programme (PPR) in Gombak Setia, here, today.
The body of the 29-year-old female influencer was found in her home, at about 11 am last Friday.
Fahmi said that the main problem in dealing with cyberbullying is that most perpetrators hide behind fake accounts, making them difficult to identify.
“One of the complaints which the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Ministry of Communications have received from the police, is that accounts involved in various abusive activities hide behind fake accounts, making it hard to identify the individuals who made the comments, or were involved in the scams,” he said. – Bernama
