Government summons TikTok over 'PK Battle' trend affecting young people
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the meeting is expected to be held this week.
"We view this matter very seriously. I have spoken to Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) executive chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din on the matter.
"We have summoned TikTok to explain what measures are being taken since there are concerns raised by parents," he told newsmen here today.
It was reported that young people were becoming increasingly fixated on the TikTok trend PK Battle — a live competition between two social media users who compete to earn digital gifts from viewers.
Losers are often subjected to various punishments, such as having flour thrown on their faces, being drenched with water, or being made to run outside late at night. .
Fahmi said this was one of the reasons why the government curbed TikTok accounts for children under age 13.
"They will follow the trend without understanding the consequences," he added.
Fahmi was met after visiting the National Information Dissemination Centre Kubang Semang.
Earlier, Fahmi met with Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to discuss Penang's location for the Malaysia Day celebration this year.
"Penang is ready to co-host the event this year. The Cabinet decided in April this year that the celebration also be held in the peninsula aside from Sabah and Sarawak. We held it in Melaka previously," he said.
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