Malaysia orders Meta, TikTok to counter harmful content amid religious controversies

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on April 9 ordered tech giants Meta and TikTok to come up with plans to counter harmful content online. The move came after a spike in reports on offensive material made to social media platforms, even as the Anwar Ibrahim administration grapples with rising tensions over religious controversies in the Muslim-majority country. The government reported nearly 52,000 cases of harmful content on various social media platforms, including Meta's Facebook and TikTok, in the first three months of 2024, compared with 43,000 for the whole of last year. Both tech firms attended a meeting led by Communications…