As revealed by Fahmi via Twitter, the hour-long meeting was held at PDRM headquarters in Bukit Aman. During which, the minister briefed the company of the many criminal cases reportedly occurring on the platform, which includes investment fraud, pedophilia, pornography and other online crimes. “PDRM and I also conveyed a firm view regarding the importance of Telegram and any messaging application or social media to always comply and obey Malaysian laws,” he added.
Saya menegaskan bahawa terlalu banyak kes jenayah seperti penipuan pelaburan palsu, pedofilia, pornografi dan jenayah lain berlaku di Telegram. pic.twitter.com/yMYPiMr90l — Fahmi Fadzil 🇲🇾 (@fahmi_fadzil) June 19, 2023 The minister noted that Malaysian users have suffered losses of over RM45 million due to various frauds done through Telegram from January 2020 until May 2023. He also stressed that the government will not tolerate any criminal hiding behind fake identities and praying on unsuspecting victims. Responding to this, Telegram expressed that it is committed to work more closely with MCMC and PDRM in order to tackle these issues. The minister is hopeful that today’s meeting will ensure that the platform will become much safer to use by all Malaysians. (Source: Fahmi Fadzil [Twitter])
