The proposed regulations will be similar to rules in Australia, which in 2021 made it compulsory for Google and Meta to compensate media outlets for content that generates clicks and advertising dollars.

Billionaire Elon Musk, who bought Twitter in October, has previously lashed out at news organisations and journalists who have reported critically on his companies, which include Tesla and SpaceX.

Vietnam is stepping up a crackdown on media, with plans also to limit social media accounts that post news-related content, which the government says mislead readers into thinking they are authorised news outlets.

Canada's media industry has called for tighter regulations to allow news businesses to recoup financial losses suffered in the years that Facebook and Google gained a greater share of the online advertising market.

Canada drafted new rules after legacy media companies complained about internet companies elbowing news businesses out of the online advertising market.

The biggest challenge for traditional news outlets is the falling number who go direct to their websites rather than relying on social media links.

MalaysiaNow speaks in an exclusive interview with RTM director-in-chief Suhaimi Sulaiman about public perception and operations at the national broadcaster.

The amendments to the country's IT rules make it obligatory on platforms 'not to publish, share or host fake, false or misleading information' about the government.

The National Union of Journalists Peninsular Malaysia questions press freedom in the country after Fahmi Fadzil singles out an analysis by Berita Harian.

The communications minister says he will meet with the management of Berita Harian after accusing it of publishing 'lies'.

Awesome TV is under investigation over a report claiming that the number of civil servants would be reduced.

The Arau MP says this will help prevent erroneous reporting by the media.