The Week That Was: Internet connectivity and fake news make local headlines while Facebook faces #StopHateforProfit reckoning


Saifuddin appealed to the public to stop sharing fake news. — 123rf.com

The telecommunications sector continues to make headlines.

As of the second quarter of this year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued 92 compounds totalling RM4.6mil to telcos for various offences under Section 105(3) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

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