Fahmi blasts Meta for having ‘no remorse’ as RM432m scammed from Malaysians through Facebook, says platform’s resistance ‘facetious’

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has labelled Meta Inc as having “no remorse” or “responsibility” as Malaysians got scammed by RM432 million through its social media platform Facebook.

In an interview with South China Morning Post (SCMP), he also downplayed Meta’s concerns over the upcoming social media licensing as “facetious”, comparing it to how carmakers can still innovate and develop new technologies despite strict regulations.

“I told the Facebook team [of the losses] when I met them in Singapore. I can tell you they had no reaction. It’s like the Malay saying, tiada hati perut,” Fahmi said, using the Malay idiom meaning “being heartless”.

“Like, oh wow, RM432 million from Malaysians stolen through your platform and you have no remorse, no sense of responsibility? And you expect me to do nothing about it?”

He cited how police estimated that RM432 million had been lost to Facebook scams in 2023, pointing out how the platform has been the worst enabler of criminal activity — with 170,000 takedown requests sent to it, making up 91 per cent of online gambling and scam advertisements across all platforms.

Fahmi also said that Meta has been the least responsive when it comes to dealing with scams or online gambling.Meta also owns Instagram and WhatsApp.“The frustration the administration has had with Meta for the longest time is ... we spend so much resources communicating with Meta, repeatedly every day, to take down content related to illegal online gambling or scams,” he was quoted saying.

Fahmi gave the example of how Meta took six months to handle the Health Ministry’s complaint over Facebook accounts impersonating a doctor to sell fake eye drops.

Meta also owns Instagram and WhatsApp. SCMP said the company did not respond to its request for comments.

In August this year, the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, urging Putrajaya to postpone the social media licensing — claiming it is “unworkable”.

The AIC is made up of tech giants such as Google, Meta, X, Apple and Amazon.

Despite that, Fahmi has previously insisted that the government will stick with the January 1, 2025. However, Putrajaya will not block access to internet messaging services and social media platforms that do not register.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...acetious/159057

Cannot blame them similar to no blame on banks when people lose their money

Their site is just a funnel for money like banks

If don't want people to be scammed please encourage authorities to take action when scam reports are made

the moment u have to go see them in singapork in their office instead of them coming to see u, u already know where u stand in their eyes

Be like China, build a firewall.

when I met them in Singapore. I can tell you they had no reaction


NO FARK GIVEN

so they went from having a malaysian office to completely moved out?

interesting

Go and catch the scammers then.

Whole life talking but nothing is done.

nola, they got an office here, just no high ranking person there

he can go there sembang borak but none can make any decision here

so the next best thing is to go to their regional hq, where at least there is someone high ranking enough to talk to

ya i pernah scam like rm100++, i still insist to make police report.

but the abang and akak polis that helped me lodge report also tak acah jer.

they said no choice, amount too small to investigate. like wtf.

pretty sure they're moving everything out by year end

Ini macam salahkan kilang besi sebab mereka menghasilkan piasau tajam yang digunakan untuk jenayah........

if i'm being honest, the office in mehresia doesn't matter to them

escalate the case to SISPAA...word for word, case number and everybody in charge
you'll suddenly see them very hardworking

take some action let them come and see you next time

I think no, TikTok rarely have such scam advertisement. TikTok is more controlled. If TikTok can do it, I don”t see any reason Facebook cannot do it.

Small man talking to a Tai Kor.

Now trying calling Elon Musk on all the false accusations of PN on X. See whether he give a fork or not.

Rakyat bodoh tamak, salahkan Social media.

its like blaming the car when u get into accident

sendiri bodoh but go blame the tools..

Sudah sudah lah Fahmi

All talk but no results kind of guy

Like i said always

sendiri bodo, dont blame others
You willingly deposit to stranger, then blame facebook scam pulak

drive car, accident died.
blame gov who built the road!

This post has been edited by Phoenix_KL: Dec 6 2024, 06:16 PM

432million !?!!

Malaysia so many retard!?

Lmao

what is SISPAA?

Off course they don’t care.

They already know your main motive is to do censorship. The 432m is just your bullshit excuse.

FB got office here also

Why need to go all the way to SG?

If got balls..just ban FB now..

Yes who fund the flight tickets, hotels and meals?
Singapore expensive.
Can just summon the ceo to cum to Malaysia and diu 9 the ceo lah

before you complain to meta, dear Mr Minister, you go and fix the scam calls via our telco la

Waiting to him to tiao X CEO when they don comply

I have report several complaints recently to Meta, guess what , no action taken

next week still can see these sellers selling stuffs like nothing happened

ip 14 pro max selling for rm1K lulz

FB is like Telco, not a regulatory body, not responsible to content posted by users like this forum.

This post has been edited by icemanfx: Dec 6 2024, 06:57 PM

just google it

it's a department under PM that you can lodge complaint regarding civil servant

Actually Meta really no remorse, when u a report a sponsored post it is scam it will reply you the post is not …

This post has been edited by p4n6: Dec 6 2024, 07:02 PM

Fahmi got power to ban but buat Tatau owaii

This post has been edited by TruboXL: Dec 6 2024, 07:05 PM

In this forum, at least someone reports you, mod will take action, … FB doesnt or maybe the mod is not even local cant tell if a sponsored ad is actually scam

sama jer. kita pun kena scam. dulu kata no UMNO.

This post has been edited by whynotpink: Dec 6 2024, 07:04 PM

The public got the concept wrong, the analogies used are so misleading & reflect on their limited perception.

The more rationale analogy :-

Commercial Park (Physical) vs Facebook (Cyber)
Shot Lot (Physical) vs Advertisement / Landing Page (e-shop)

No one will blame the commercial park (physical) or Facebook (cyber),
No one will blame the shot lot (physical) or landing page (e-shop).
But the moment the criminal activity is carried out at the shop vs criminal activity carried out at the landing page (e-shop), it is wrong.
Upon report by the public / victim on such cases, the authority will raid the shot lot or get the illegal landing page (e-shop) to be taken down.

If public report have been made, the authority did nothing, then that is the authority wrong.
If the drug selling activity have been reported, the authority did nothing to stop the illegal activity, then that is the authority wrong.
If the illegal website activity have been reported, the authority did nothing to stop the illegal activity, then that is the authority wrong.
Now the authority is doing the correct thing, the public is criticizing the move by the authority is wrong.

The limitation on the public civic awareness is really the cause that is dragging this country down.

This post has been edited by nihility: Dec 6 2024, 07:08 PM

so when ban facebook/instagram here?

What to do, scam come in many ways, in fact living is a never ending episode of scam

They only requested the illegal advertisement to be taken down not ban the entire platform.



This post has been edited by nihility: Dec 6 2024, 07:12 PM

Unsurprisingly never blame telco for enabling scam calls

Ok. What will you do? No fb no IG in Malaysia?
Then how PH promote their manifesto???

They are using the digital phone spoofing. The number displayed is actually not the real number & they can actually use any number they want. Means any number belong to the public can be used.

I made the report to police & MCMC, they explained the issue technically. They can changed the number as they like & even the phone number belongs to civilian like you can be used without you knowing. Hence , it is not feasible.

Just instruct bank never to approve any payment to Facebook from Malaysian account and credit card issue in Makaysia.

what happens if the citizen BLAME you Fahmi?....

can you swallow that?...

i mean, ban the whole platform can solve the issue isn't it?

owai

Topkek, this kind of puak bodo, one day no make bolehland looks like idiots to the whole world, like they will die.

FB will remove ad under court order. People should complain to police and take legal action.

most of the time public did report, but when got no favorable answer, well, end up fedup also lah

It is not the Facebook platform, it is the illegal advertisement on Facebook platform.

Ppl run illegal activity at 1 shop, police go seal off the entire commercial park ? Not logic right? Only seal off the illegal shop, the rest of the shops still can operate.

Court order threshold is too high.
It is unfeasible.
I hope you realize this.

Can I blame bursa?

Own country companies so many id leaks no action taken.

Talk so much about security but allow app to request for people id with no crossing.

They reported to police, that's why police asked MCMC to take the illegal advertisement down. When MCMC wants Facebook to take down the illegal advertisement, the public reaction like shooting randomly using shot gun, criticizing for the sake for criticizing.

You see the comments coming in, you will know the frustration level.

This post has been edited by nihility: Dec 6 2024, 07:33 PM

Everyday see cars killing ppl, no see he call car manufacturers to stop producing cars pun :

ouhh Farkk mi 🫣.. what did meta do?

Who will be liable if FB wrongly remove ad?

What do he expect? Scammers is Facebook biggest customer

dear Fahmi,
can you catch those fake official stores in shopee?

Solution is gov pay FB fixed price every year to buy out all ads so Msia wont have any other ads only Madani ads ..

There is already legitimate reason to end the advertising contract.

FB is just avoiding their responsible in checking the wrongdoings, as it will reduce their income.

That is not a good analogy.

Maybe something like this. Pisau and Car factories are illegal factories.

Fesbuk is the highway signboard owner promoting these pisau and cars and earning ad costs from them.

/K favret menteri ask Fesbuk, aiyo tabulih ini machiam la. Lu mau cari makan sini kena ikut sini punya law ma.

Fesbuk:

Who will be liable if FB wrongly removed ad?

There is already legitimate reason to end the advertising contract.

FB is just avoiding their responsible in checking the wrongdoings, as it will reduce their income.

how da fuck does FB be able to charge our CC and DC without TAC/OTP/App verification

No one.

Fesbuk not bodo.

There is a refund process.

Bodoh sial fahmi

Go Singapore to see them to blast them ? This already show the amount of fuks given by meta to fahmi


Mana Ada boss come to you and sound
It’s always u go to them and kena creampie

Tbh, I’ve seen many scams on fb and reported them. 100% will be rejected by fb.

FB council stop competitors to demand to remove ad. Who will be liable?

Why should FB take up unnecessary liability?

You are paying for the service. You do not own the product. If service kena tarik kenot komplen. Same like gugel or microsoft. Your account kena tutupke, you can onli go to your room cry yourself to sleep.

Too many komplen about your ads, fesbuk can kasi banhammer sama account tu.

For ads, if your account still got funds when they tutupke, can go through the refund process.

FB will be liable if it lacks the competency to determine an application's legitimacy, especially if it insists on providing advertising services and then terminates the contract based on its own assessment.

FB is reluctant to invest in building this competency, because legal services are not cheap.

It is the loophole on the cyberspace. By conventional physical way, the raid or sealing of premise by the law enforcer needs the court order / warrant but for the cyberworld, no scammer is going to operates their operation locally logically. Usually they will operates at the neighbouring country. Our country court order / warrant may not be enforceable at the other country.

The strange part, why Tik Tok platform has no issue but Meta has this issue.

Their admin or AI or whatever dumfuk shit that moderates all stuff that people report is next level retard. The community manager or something.

I lipot a comment or post that is obviously lead or show porn and the say its not against the community guidelines.

I lipot ads that are obviously phishing or scam, the jobai mofo also says no issues.

I posted an ads selling my used tyres and received a warning after almost a year that says I sell counterfeit stuff.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FARK

This post has been edited by kira_88: Dec 6 2024, 09:14 PM

So if kena scam through phone call, Telekom is responsible?

You sell counterfeit tyre is it. I just knew.

Whole world full of retards. Only the clever ones avoid using Facebook or at least using it anonymously.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/genera...b718m-in-losses

Last year, Thailand threatened to ban Facebook but didn't do anything.

Yes ,one of the way. Just move away from Facebook. Let them become the dinasour since they dont listen.

Facebook addicts cannot quit because they are addicted to "Likes". Some everyday do what also wants to tell the whole world about it.

For greater good, Fahmi should just bites the bullets & blocked FB until they rectified it. To hell with critics.

lol I dunno if even got such thing as conterfeit tires. Its a conti uc6 iirc

instead of blame others, why not self educate own citizens to be more intelligent bit???

KLCI will nose dive. Our EPF, PNB, KWAP, LTAT & UT funds all will be affected. Not a good option.

Faham fahamlah.. they simply don't care. Not their job to educate other people making bad choices. You can't blame Honda for drivers that drive melawan arus or using their motor for rempiting.

This post has been edited by Capt. Marble: Dec 6 2024, 09:51 PM

Bro, if this is feasible…. We won”t have such low civic awareness. It will take ages…

In our society structure, there always a mass majority with limited capabilities to understand the complexity of the issue.

Er I think this is the same case as my Bangla worker come to my office, bising2 about his life which had nothing to do with me, and then leaves my office, and nothing changes.

Hiah bodohnya la menteri madanon. Xkisah la from PKR, UMNO, DAP, GPS, all damn bodoh

and how to educate people? many people no longer watch tv or listen to radio, websitea also people block ads.
so every week must send propaganda and road must have billboard containing messages?

>topkek mentality
Nearlee

why not ask police take action or bank?

no read news?

Another critical point. They are spending most of their time at socmed @ Facebook…the most vulnerable location for their source of information.

can advertise on scam alert on facebook...

A car is a complex piece of machinery but its operation has been dumbed down for the masses to access it.

If there's a will, there's a way. All human inventions can be modified by humans for human usage.

People still consume media, just a different channel than all you mentioned. Just educate via the current most used channels.

If we can bring/force awareness of Palestine issues into schools, I don't see why this type of education can't be done in similar manner.

They will remove it, FB is favoring the scammers from all the feedback so far.

sponsored page also sometime ad block can block.
so when it come to ads, better just let platform owner to do extra vet, but ironically they prioritized money first.

Just ban Facebook only.

remove?
so cannot educate anti scam at fb meh

The one at school or younger generation are safe for now because their exposure to FB is limited, they are more exposed to Tik Tok platform ( more controlled).

Those that no longer in school are the issue. They have moved away from main stream media - believing the main stream medias are controlled by the politician for their propaganda. Their source of information is mainly from the most vulnerable platform.