Education Ministry urges action on paedophile social media content
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has called for immediate action to combat pornographic and immoral content involving students on social media platforms.
Minister Fadhlina Sidek said recent reports highlighting the existence of paedophile pages displaying images of schoolchildren must be taken seriously and stopped.
"The presence of social media pages that share explicit and immoral content must be curbed. These must be reported immediately, and firm action taken," she said.
Fadhlina said the ministry already has in place the Reproductive and Social Health Education Guidelines (Peers) to raise awareness of reproductive health, especially among students, teachers, and parents.
She added that under the 2027 school curriculum, the time allocated for Peers lessons would be increased to strengthen the module's impact.
"All Education Ministry institutions are required to follow the current guidelines in dealing with issues of sexual harassment.
"Psychosocial support services must also be continuously enhanced to assist students," she said.
Fadhlina also urged parents to be more proactive in educating and protecting their children from the threat of sexual harassment at home.
"They are responsible for ensuring that their children's dignity is protected," she added.
Yesterday, it was reported that social media influencer Wee Yun Nee, popularly known as Mekyun, had filed a police report after discovering a Facebook group that had posted, among other things, pictures of her younger self.
In a social media post, Wee said she lodged the report at the federal police headquarters and was accompanied by sher lawyer and brother, Jason.
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