Latest market development: Scam posts surge sharply as AI misuse escalates, says Deputy Comms Minister.
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- KUALA LUMPUR: Scam-related content online is showing a steep upward trend, with tens of thousands of posts already removed in the first quarter of this year alone, says Deputy Communications Minister
- Citing Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) data, she said 43,618 pieces of scam-related content, including fake accounts and impersonation materials, were taken down between Jan
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- “The scale at which this issue is growing is deeply concerning,” she said in her speech at the 21st General Assembly of the Confederation of Asean Journalists (CAJ) here on Monday (April 27)
- Beginning this year, the National Union of Journalists Peninsular Malaysia (NUJM) is holding the CAJ presidency until the next term
- The figure on scam-related content online follows a sharp rise in previous years, with 6,297 posts removed in 2023, surging to 63,652 in 2024 and further increasing to 98,503 in 2025
- Source: Scam posts surge sharply as AI misuse escalates, says Deputy Comms Minister
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Published by Reviewforexbroker on April 28, 2026. Source: Scam posts surge sharply as AI misuse escalates, says Deputy