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Malaysia to redirect DNS traffic to ISP DNS servers(thesun.my)

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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.

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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

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