{"id":56759,"date":"2024-07-30T12:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36154\/Malaysia-Is-Working-On-An-Internet-Kill-Switch.html"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:05:03","slug":"malaysia-is-working-on-an-internet-kill-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/malaysia-is-working-on-an-internet-kill-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Is Working On An Internet Kill Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legislation for an internet “kill switch” will reach Malaysia\u2019s Parliament in October, according to the country’s minister for Law and Institutional Reform.<\/p>\n

Minister Azalina Othman Said issued<\/a> a statement on Sunday detailing that “new legislation that includes provisions regarding the procedure and enforcement of the kill switch” is under development as part of an effort to enhance digital security.<\/p>\n

Said did not expand on what Malaysia wants the power to block, nor the circumstances under which it will be permissible to do so. She did write that the government wants social media platform providers and internet messaging services to take more responsibility for the role their products play in online crimes such as fraud, child sexual abuse material, sexual harassment and solicitation, plus bullying. Such actions, the minster explained, are “in line with legislative initiatives enforced in various other countries.”<\/p>\n