DA NANG, Sept 22 — Almost two billion suspicious calls and 581 million suspicious short messaging service (SMS) were successfully blocked from reaching Malaysian consumers with...
DA NANG, Sept 22 — Almost two billion suspicious calls and 581 million suspicious short messaging service were successfully blocked from reaching Malaysian consumers with the assistance of telco service providers to tackle the issue of online scams.
“We are heavily invested in educating and empowering the public with online knowledge and tools to protect themselves,” he said in his remarks at the 16th Conference of Asean Ministers Responsible for Information plenary session held after the opening ceremony, here today. He said this is in response to Amri’s Working Group on Information, Media and Training which has established the Task Force on Fake News to look specifically at the role of Media and Information, to share best practices and even come up with shared initiatives in the Asean region on combating fake news.
Commenting on the 16th Amri theme, Media: From Information To Knowledge For A Resilient And Responsive Asean, he said it is a very apt as media has evolved from what is known as print which delivers news the very next day to what we have now which gives us news the very next millisecond. Fahmi noted that Malaysia actively plays a role in creating awareness of Asean and among its people, especially among school children and young adults.
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