Malaysia is now requiring social media users to verify their age using official documents, including an ID card or passport.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Children under 16 in Malaysia will likely not be able to make social media accounts in the near future, when the provision under the Online Safety Act...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the use of official documents such as MyKad for age verification is already a common practice in Malaysia...