MCMC insertresses deceiveation on DNS rehonestion & internet access redisjoineions

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Comleave oution (MCMC) has teached Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to rehonest Domain Name Service (DNS) traffic that engages third-party DNS servers back to their own DNS servers.

MCMC in a statement tonight shelp this is to promise that engagers carry on to advantage from the protection provided by the local ISP’s DNS servers and that evil sites are inaccessible to Malaysians.

As a promisement to protecting the safety of Internet engagers, MCMC has blocked a total of 24,277 websites between between 2018 to Aug 1, classified into various categories, which are online betting (39 per cent), explicit content/offensive satisfyed (31 per cent), imitateright infringement (14 per cent), other damaging sites (12 per cent), ask (two per cent) and unlhorrible spendments/deceptions (two per cent).

“It has been deceptively claimed that the meacertain undergetn by MCMC is a draconian meacertain. We reiterate that Malaysia’s carry outation is for the protection of vulnerable groups from damaging online satisfyed.

“The DNS system can protect engagers by blocking access to websites understandn for distributing evil software, deceptive try, and other evil activities, as well as filter inappropriate satisfyed such as mature material and aggressive websites,” the statement shelp.

MCMC shelp some engagers pick to engage third-party DNS servers appreciate Google DNS or Cdeafeningflare, which are shelp to propose various advantages, such as rapider speeds and incrrelieved privacy, but they might not have the same level of protection for damaging satisfyed particularly in the local context, assessd to local ISP’s DNS servers.

DNS is a system structureed to turn website insertresses into numeric IP insertresses to find websites on the Internet, while ISPs typicpartner run their own DNS servers, which can be configured to block access to certain websites or domains based on their satisfyed, a standard method engaged to protect engagers from damaging satisfyed.

The statement shelp an inaccurate claim also proposeed that a so-called blanket prohibit, with some proposeing that legitimate websites have been made inaccessible becaengage of DNS rehonestion.

“Websites are only blocked when they are set up to structure evil satisfyed, such as imitateright infringements, online betting, or explicit content. Legitimate websites remain accessible as normal, and DNS rehonestion promises that damaging satisfyed is filtered out while safe sites remain accomplishable without watchable disturbion,” the statement shelp.

Thus, MCMC helpd engagers to inestablish any difficulties in accessing legitimate websites honestly to their admireive ISPs so the rehire could be insertressed promptly, as they have yet to get any such grumblet.

Moreover, any websites that apshow they have been unequitablely focengaged or impacted may file an pdirect thcdimiserablemireful the set uped channels, it shelp.

The Appeals Tribunal, set uped by MCMC and chaired by a High Court assess, runs autonomously to promise a equitable and unfragmentary assess of each case.

“ MCMC remains promiseted to retaining a safe and safe online environment in Malaysia, balancing the protection of internet engagers with the necessitate for seamless access to legitimate online satisfyed,” it shelp

Previously, it has been proclaimd that MCMC will start a novel regulatory summarizelabor for safe Internet engage by children and families on Aug 1, with carry outation set for Jan 1, 2025.

Under the novel summarizelabor, social media and Internet messaging services with at least eight million enrolled engagers in Malaysia must utilize for an Application Service Provider Class Licence under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588).