MCMC urged to step up monitoring of immoral content
SHAH ALAM - The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been urged to conduct more frequent monitoring to address the issue of immoral video content circulating on social media.
Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) vice-president Zairudin Hashim said such immoral actions could be prevented to maintain societal harmony and avoid public outrage.
"Content that involves religious or racial sensitivities can cause unnecessary disturbances among the public.
"We should be responsible for our own actions," he said when contacted by Sinar.
Previously, a TikTok influencer faced heavy criticism when a video of her and her friend stepping over graves at a Muslim cemetery went viral, seemingly mocking the religion and drawing online criticism.
The 38-second video showed the two women walking around the cemetery, allegedly trying to summon spirits from the afterlife.
Zairudin suggested that religious authorities provide explanations, preventive measure and awareness education to influencers engaging in absurd actions for content.
He said the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and the Mufti department could play their roles through educational video content for other social media users.
"They also need to take appropriate action against irresponsible individuals to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
"Severe punishment could be imposed to raise awareness among the perpetrators and to serve as a lesson to others," he said.
