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Fahmi: Implementation of Online Safety Act will be clarified later
PUTRAJAYA: A dedicated committee will provide further clarification on the implementation of a proposal to make it mandatory for parents to monitor their children's online activities under the Online Safety Act, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
The Communications Minister said that a key step under the enforcement of the legislation was the formation of the Online Safety Committee, which is under the purview of the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
"An online safety committee must be formed. Its role will be crucial in determining what constitutes 'online harm' and how it should be addressed under the law.
"As such, we need to allow the process to take its course. We will proceed once everything is finalised," he said during a post-Cabinet meeting press conference on Thursday (June 5).
On June 2, Azalina said that the government was currently reviewing several existing legal provisions to introduce clearer responsibilities for parents and guardians in efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.
The proposal also includes mandatory participation in digital safety education programmes. – Bernama
