KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is weighing its options against messaging app Telegram, including blocking the platform.
Its chief compliance officer, Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin, said this could be necessary in order to protect users of the app, as well as to safeguard national sovereignty.
"Telegram has a high level of end-to-end encryption and enables large-scale data sharing on cloud services, which makes it popular. Mr Zulkarnain was speaking during an interview titled, 'Telegram: A Threat to Users', which aired on the Malaysian broadcast channel RTM on Monday . Mr Vaughn said the messaging app has actively moderated harmful content on its platform, including the sale of illegal substances and public pornography since its launch.
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