The number of scam-related social media content taken down last year skyrocketed to more than 63,000, compared to about 6,000 the previous year, says the Communications Ministry.
Its Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching said this marked a ten-fold increase in the number of requests made by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to remove such content.
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Its Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching said this marked a ten-fold increase in the number of requests made by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to remove such content.
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00:00I want to ask about scams.
00:12Sure.
00:13A few days ago, Wabi shared an alert about a deepfake video of Eddie Aziz.
00:18So maybe you can tell us more about those kinds of deepfake videos and maybe there are
00:22statistics about scams last year.
00:24Can I?
00:25Okay.
00:26Now, with AI technology, it is very easy to make a deepfake video.
00:31We can see that a lot of famous people have become victims.
00:36PMX itself.
00:38We can also see Tan Sri Jetty now.
00:41And in the video, it is quite interesting because Tan Sri Jetty's Mandarin is very,
00:47very good.
00:48Very, very good Mandarin.
00:50So actually, this is not the first time.
00:53Because in the past, there was a speech by the President of Indonesia, Jokowik, and also
00:58a speech in Mandarin.
01:00So the video also went viral in the Chinese community.
01:06So I feel that with the current technology, it is very easy.
01:10You want to make a PMX, sing a song, there is no problem with Telestri.
01:14Everything is possible.
01:15Even Brad Pink's song is possible.
01:17But what I think is very, very important is that we hope that platform providers,
01:22such as Meta or TikTok, do not say that AI-generated content cannot be used.
01:29But we hope that the platform can also think about how they can at least make
01:38a note there that says that this content, this video is AI-generated.
01:43I can share a little figure.
01:46Last year, no, not last year.
01:48In 2023, we reduced the number of 6,297 content creators on social media.
01:59So 2023, 6,000 more.
02:02Last year, this number has jumped to 63,652.
02:10So it's increased by tenfold.
02:13So what I want to say here is that 63,000 fake content is based on the criticism we receive.
02:24So outside, I believe even more, even more.
02:28So I know it is very, very important that we respect the community.
02:33Tell me, just now, Masuk AIP for the sponsored post, is it, on Facebook?
02:36So now there's no regulation at all?
02:40They do it because for Facebook, it's their own internal screening.
02:46So in my opinion, if you want to help people to advertise, to promote into posts,
02:53so you need to do a permanent screening.
02:56Like for any TV station or newspaper, if you want to let people advertise there,
03:03you need to make sure that their products pass the authority.
03:07Like for medicines, you need to get approval from the Ministry of Health.
03:11You can't just put an advertisement there.
03:14If the advertisement puts an image of someone infected,
03:18you need to show that you have received consent from that person.
03:23If not, the artist can sue you.
03:25That is the basic, that is the basic guidelines for the advertising industry.
03:31But the problem on Facebook or social media is that this is not used.
03:37This is not used.
03:38That's why we feel that there are rooms for the platform to improve.
03:42There are rooms for the platform to improve.
03:44I'm not saying that they don't have control.
03:47Actually, they can.
03:48But of course, we know there is a very obvious conflict of interest here.
03:52Because if they tighten the guidelines,
03:56the income from the advertisement will be reduced.
04:01And we know advertisement is a very important source of income for META.
04:05But we are also saying that while you want to make money,
04:08you must make sure you earn it in a proper way.
04:11Not to be, I would call them, an accomplice to the scammer.