KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is in contact with TikTok to obtain clarification on 18 local media organisations which were recently blocked, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He said that according to initial information received from TikTok, the accounts in question were blocked for reporting on a recent molest case at a mosque in Batang Kali involving a young girl.
“The problem is TikTok’s artificial intelligence (AI) itself, here’s a little warning, AI can sometimes go too far and not understand that the media organisation reporting is different from the content produced by ordinary people.
“So I have asked for a discussion to be held in the near future to refine the functions of TikTok accounts owned by the media so that such action is not taken in the future,” he said.
He told reporters after launching the ‘AI in the Newsroom’ course organised by the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the first course in a series of AI-related training programmes for media professionals.
