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Speaking to reporters after visiting Ms Rajeswary’s death on Sunday, Mr Fadzil said that he had spoken to the person’s relatives, who claimed that the stress of being bullied on TikTok had resulted in her death, The Star reported.
” I am angry and upset. We will keep it to the authorities to check. He continued, noting that one of the biggest issues with dealing with the issue is that many of the culprits are difficult to identify because they hide behind fake accounts. “Cyberbullying should not become a lifestyle.”  ,
According to him,” One of the problems that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Ministry of Communications have received from the officers is that addresses involved in various aggressive actions hide behind fake addresses, making it difficult to identify the people who made the remarks or were involved in the ripoffs,” he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Mr. Fahmi noted that the future Jul 12 Cabinet meeting will discuss the issue of cyberbullying on social media platforms.
” We do n’t just report what happened, but take action, especially if we need to amend the law and what are the current weaknesses”, he said.
Individually, Mr Fahmi warned that the common – and mainly civil servants – may avoid becoming cyberbullies themselves. He emphasized that the Communications Ministry may consider changing the country’s existing laws to combat bullying and that those responsible for Ms Rajeswary’s circumstance would get brought to justice.
The prime minister received this information from the prime minister, according to Gobind Singh Deo, and Azalina Othman Said, the minister in the minister’s department ( Law and Institutional Reform ). We may meet in a few days and have a similar position on this subject,” said Mr. Fahmi.
However, Segamat Member of Parliament R Yuneswaran has demanded that serious legal action be brought against those accountable for the abuse that caused the death of Ms. Rajeswary, according to the New Straits Times.
” The Communications and Digital Ministries, as well as appropriate government, should set a strong law by punishing those accountable for bullying Esha.
” The perpetrators of this horrible work must be held responsible. By doing so, we send a clear message to all abusers on social media platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram, that their behavior will not be tolerated and will be met with serious consequences, “he said.
The MCMC reported earlier this year that the Malaysian news The Sun had 3, 199 concerns about cyberbullying in 2023. With 1, 401 problems received, the committee named Facebook as the main site for cyberbullying, followed by WhatsApp, Instagram, 388, TikTok, 258, and X, which received 159 problems.
Meanwhile, a United Nations Children’s Fund ( Unicef ) report released in 2022 found that Malaysia ranked second in Asia for cyberbullying among youths in 2020.
In 2022, a 44-year-old mother of three in Malaysia apparently took her personal life following bullying on TikTok, according to Sinar Daily,
Sarawak’s 16-year-old woman jumped to her death in the middle of a poll that found 69 percent of people encouraging her suicide in the country in 2019.