Strict new rules under the new licensing regime – which allow for the arrests without warrants of representatives from these licensed platforms to compel them to divulge private data and facilitate surveillance on their networks – had been met with resistance from civil society and lawmakers, as well as these operators, sources involved with the licensing framework told The Straits Times. Just two of at least eight main social media and messaging platforms have obtained licences under Malaysia’s controversial new regulatory framework, which is aimed at curbing harmful content and kicked in on Jan 1.And they do not include the biggest tech giants like Meta and Google, whose online tools are among the most widely used in the country. DO you think that Social media uses has really changed humanity negatively ?