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- cross-posted to:
- technology
- privacy
- hackernews
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has instructed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to redirect Domain Name Service (DNS) traffic that uses third-party DNS servers back to their own DNS servers
MCMC has blocked a total of 24,277 websites between between 2018 to Aug 1, classified into various categories, which are online gambling (39 per cent), pornography/obscene content (31 per cent), copyright infringement (14 per cent), other harmful sites (12 per cent), prostitution (two per cent) and unlawful investments/scams (two per cent).
“It has been falsely claimed that the measure undertaken by MCMC is a draconian measure. We reiterate that Malaysia’s implementation is for the protection of vulnerable groups from harmful online content.
It’s been cancelled for now
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/09/08/fahmi-hits-the-brakes-on-mcmcs-dns-redirection-scheme/149689
Canceled like Google Circles? Or canceled like Microsoft Recall?
Recall, because it’s definitely coming back.
Bro keep up. They doin’ it again.
Despite Malaysia’s U-turn on web traffic rerouting, the ‘damage has already been done’
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/despite-malaysia-s-u-turn-on-web-traffic-re-rerouting-the-damage-has-already-been-done