KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Now that the social media apps you use every day – such as WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram – come under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) regulation from January 1, how will your lives change?

The first thing you should know is that the Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA) will be regulating social media companies with at least eight million users in Malaysia but that does not mean it will be regulating you.