KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- Police have urged the public to avoid turning social media into a platform for unlawful and provocative debates that could disrupt public order.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said in a statement that the growing trend of inflammatory and inciting content online risks undermining harmony and creating an unhealthy digital ecosystem that may trigger societal tension.

"In recent times, social media has increasingly been used as a platform to spread posts or comments containing seditious elements and provocative debates on government policies and current issues, leading to controversy among users."

"This trend not only disrupts harmony in cyberspace but also creates an unhealthy digital ecosystem that...