Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licences to operate under new law

Posted under: Online Security
Date: 2025-01-02
WeChat, TikTok Licensed in Malaysia| Justo Global

Malaysia’s communications regulator said it granted Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok licenses to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied. It came into effect on Jan. 1. The regulator said X had not submitted an application because the platform said its local user base did not reach the 8 million threshold. The regulator said it was reviewing the validity of X’s claim.

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