All you influencers, you can now sleep in peace!
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, in his latest statement pertaining the Finas fiasco said that the Finas Act will be ammended and that social media users will not have to apply for a Finas licence when posting "films".
"The government will ammend the Finas Act 1981 (Act 244), taking into consideration the current situation," said Saifuddin in a statement.
"The Malaysian government reaffirms its stand to uphold the principles of media freedom and the right of individual freedom on social media sites,"
"Social media users are free to use existing platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and so on, including producing and uploading videos as usual without having to apply for a license or worry about being sued by Finas," he assured.
Phew!
Malaysians were angered, tickled and frankly confused after reports surfaced following the statement made by Saifuddin during parliament.
Following the fiasco, Saifuddin replied later in the day via a statement and basically explained that it was a major salah faham.
"There have been viral reports on the need to have a Finas licence for filming following my answer to the question posed by Kluang MP at parliament.
"Some of the reports provided an inaccurate picture leading to a different meaning to what I actually meant in my reply," he said in the statement.
He said that when answering the question, he was only explaining the existing regulations under the Finas Act 1981.
Saifuddin said that in 1981 there was no such thing as social media including TikTok, YouTube etc.
"The Communication and Multimedia Ministry notes that this act needs to be improved on."
"I have stated this during a press conference on my 100-day report card on 20 June that the Ministry was reviewing all laws under KKMM,"
"It should be emphasized that the PN government has never and does not intend to use this Act to restrict the personal freedom of individuals on social media," he said.
He ended the statement by saying that the ministry was open to suggestions to improve the Finas Act and any other act under the ministry.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, in his latest statement pertaining the Finas fiasco said that the Finas Act will be ammended and that social media users will not have to apply for a Finas licence when posting "films".
"The government will ammend the Finas Act 1981 (Act 244), taking into consideration the current situation," said Saifuddin in a statement.
"The Malaysian government reaffirms its stand to uphold the principles of media freedom and the right of individual freedom on social media sites,"
"Social media users are free to use existing platforms such as TikTok, YouTube and so on, including producing and uploading videos as usual without having to apply for a license or worry about being sued by Finas," he assured.
Phew!
An earlier statement
Just yesterday (23 July) the issue of getting a Finas licence for all films including those posted on social media was the talk of the town.Malaysians were angered, tickled and frankly confused after reports surfaced following the statement made by Saifuddin during parliament.
me when i met my friends in jail bc we're posting videos on socmed when we don't have finas licensepic.twitter.com/06ZkpyzY6M
— ver⁷ (@ellverrr) July 23, 2020
Following the fiasco, Saifuddin replied later in the day via a statement and basically explained that it was a major salah faham.
"There have been viral reports on the need to have a Finas licence for filming following my answer to the question posed by Kluang MP at parliament.
"Some of the reports provided an inaccurate picture leading to a different meaning to what I actually meant in my reply," he said in the statement.
Just explaining the law
He said that when answering the question, he was only explaining the existing regulations under the Finas Act 1981.
Saifuddin said that in 1981 there was no such thing as social media including TikTok, YouTube etc.
"The Communication and Multimedia Ministry notes that this act needs to be improved on."
"I have stated this during a press conference on my 100-day report card on 20 June that the Ministry was reviewing all laws under KKMM,"
"It should be emphasized that the PN government has never and does not intend to use this Act to restrict the personal freedom of individuals on social media," he said.
He ended the statement by saying that the ministry was open to suggestions to improve the Finas Act and any other act under the ministry.
