Edisi Siasat blocked on Telegram, returns as 'Edisi Siasat 2.0' within hours

KUALA LUMPUR: The Telegram channel Edisi Siasat, which has been publishing crime-related content, was blocked in Malaysia last night.
The channel, with 1.8 million followers, was blocked after the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it had obtained an interim injunction to prevent the republication of content from it and another channel, Edisi Khas.
However, another channel, Edisi Siasat 2.0, was created last night, producing content similar to Edisi Siasat.
The New Straits Times has reached out to MCMC for comment.
Yesterday, MCMC said the two channels had published content in breach of the Communications and Multimedia Act.
It said the injunction was a last resort to stop the spread of harmful content and to prevent the republication of similar material.
The commission added that this is the first action of its kind taken against a social media platform provider, specifically because Telegram holds a Class Application Service Provider (ASP(C)) licence.
The move follows Telegram's repeated failure to address content that has been reported to the platform numerous times, despite various negotiation efforts and cooperation extended by MCMC.

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