{"id":777035805,"date":"2025-12-09T08:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777035805"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:11:13","slug":"malaysia-reviewing-child-safety-risks-in-online-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-reviewing-child-safety-risks-in-online-gaming","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia reviewing child safety risks in online gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching says the government aims to obtain a \u201cholistic overview\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Malaysia.- The government of Malaysia is undertaking a review of child safety risks in online gaming. Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching said the aim was to obtain a \u201cholistic overview\u201d of regulatory options for risks in online environments where minors interact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the study will assess technological readiness, international benchmarks and the suitability of various models. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is also evaluating different approaches to age and identity verification for social media users, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to a question from senator Norhasmimi Abdul Ghani about measures to monitor paedophilic activities, she said: \u201cWhile online gaming content is not a licensed service category, enforcement can still be initiated if it breaches laws like Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, or following a report by an individual or authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActions may include requests for content removal, further investigation, or applications to block related websites, subject to applicable laws. Nevertheless, parents must monitor their children to prevent exposure to violence, crime, gambling, and virtual rewards that encourage aggressive behaviour. It must be emphasised that a device is not a babysitter, and it is certainly not a substitute for a parent,\u201d she said during the oral question-and-answer session in Dewan Negara today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under current frameworks, enforcement may involve requiring content removal, conducting investigations or blocking websites. The Online Safety Act 2025 now requires licensed application and network service providers to regulate harmful content on their platforms. The MCMC is finalising regulations and subsidiary codes with emphasis on protection measures for minors and clearer age-based content classification standards.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Meta pushes back against Malaysia\u2019s social media licensing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching says the government aims to obtain a \u201cholistic overview\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":5959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Malaysian government is undertaking a comprehensive review of child safety risks within online gaming and broader online environments, aiming for a holistic overview of regulatory options. This initiative, led by the Deputy Communications Minister and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), will assess technological readiness, international benchmarks, and age\/identity verification models. While online gaming content is not currently a licensed service category in Malaysia, enforcement for breaches of laws like the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and the upcoming Online Safety Act 2025 will be strengthened, with MCMC finalizing regulations for minor protection and age-based content classification.","focusai_entities":"Teo Nie Ching, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Norhasmimi Abdul Ghani, Meta","focusai_location":"Malaysia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.75), product_ux (0.85), tech_data (0.85), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Age Verification Benchmarks?","query":"What specific international benchmarks for age and identity verification are being considered by the MCMC, and how might these align with or diverge from standards in established iGaming jurisdictions?"},{"label":"Impact on Future iGaming?","query":"Given that 'online gaming content is not a licensed service category' in Malaysia, how might the current review of child safety in online gaming influence the potential for future iGaming regulatory frameworks or market entry considerations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[226,25019,20479],"class_list":["post-777035805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-malaysia","tag-mcmc","tag-online-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777035805"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777035828,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035805\/revisions\/777035828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777035805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777035805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777035805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}