Newly-passed Cybercrime Bill vital to tackle growing social media abuse, says Michael Chong

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Published on 7 Jul 2026 7:23:24 PM

The newly passed Cybercrime Bill 2026 has been welcomed as a timely and necessary law to tackle the growing misuse of social media and evolving digital threats.

MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said the legislation would help protect victims of scams, online harassment, extortion and reputational attacks, while lawyer Datuk Joy W. Appukuttan said it modernises Malaysia's outdated cybercrime laws to address offences such as identity theft, deepfakes, hacking and data misuse.

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