KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 -- As Malaysia approaches the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2025, an important debate is emerging over the legislation's age verification requirements.

The discussion centres on whether platforms should rely on government-issued identification such as MyKad, or adopt a multi-layered age assurance approach that prioritises user privacy while ensuring child safety.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), however, received substantial feedback during public consultations, with stakeholders broadly advocating flexible, risk-based solutions rather than strict identification requirements.

To better understand the limitations of such a proposal, Malay Mail spoke to several experts for the...