(吉隆坡21日讯)87个公民社会组织及个人联署致函首相拿督斯里安华,呼吁政府立即撤回拟议中的“16岁以下儿童禁用社交媒体”政策,并呼吁以保障人权为核心的改革议程,取代一刀切的禁令。
联署组织包括儿童权益联盟(CRCM)、独立新闻中心(CIJ)、妇女行动协会(AWAM)、女律师公会(AWL)、净选盟、大马人民之声、妇女援助组织(WAO)及国际组织如ARTICLE 19、亚洲人权发展论坛(FORUM-ASIA)及CIVICUS等。
联署信指出,政府计划透过2025年网络安全法令第80条文下的“儿童保护准则”推行禁令,此举绕过国会审议,恐构成行政权过度扩张。
联署组织强调,任何限制基本人权的措施都必须经过完整立法程序与民主辩论。

联署组织也批评,大马通讯及多媒体委员会于今年2月12日至3月31日进行的公众谘询期“明显不足”,缺乏包容性、透明度及实证基础。
联署信引述联合国儿童权利委员会今年2月对大马的结论意见,建议我国应采纳“以儿童权利为基础”的方式落实网络安全法令。
组织认为,一刀切禁令不仅无法解决社交媒体平台的商业模式及演算法设计等系统性问题,反而可能迫使儿童转向监管更少、风险更高的网络空间,包括“暗网”。
“同时,为了执行禁令而强制实施电子身分验证程序(eKYC)进行年龄验证,将导致大规模个资收集,侵害所有使用者的隐私权。”
联署组织建议政府投资于数码素养与教育、可负担的心理健康支援服务,并与儿童、家长、教育工作者及公民社会持续互动。
“儿童不应被排除在数码世界之外,而是应在有保护情况下安全参与。”
1. ARTICLE 19
2. Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ)
3. Sinar Project
4. Advocates for Non-Discrimination and Access to Knowledge (ANAK)
5. All Women’s Action Society (AWAM)
6. Association of Women Lawyers (AWL)
7. BERSIH Sabah
8. Beyond Borders
9. Borneo Komrad
10.Buku Jalanan Chow Kit
11.Cahaya Society
12.Child Rights Coalition Malaysia (CRCM)
13.Childline Foundation
14.CRIB Foundation (Child Rights Innovation & Betterment)
15.ECPAT Malaysia
16.Family Frontiers
17.Federasi Pemuda Kebangsaan
18.Filsufi. & Co
19.Freedom Film Network
20.Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM)
21.Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH)
22.Gerakan Belia Sepunjabi Malaysia (GBSM)
23.Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm)
24.Greater Equitable Measures (GEM)
25.Hayat
26.Initiative to Promote Tolerance and Prevent Violence (INITIATE.MY)
27.JEJAKA
28.Justice for Sisters
29.Kemban Kolektif
30.KL Queer Space
31.Lawyer Kamek, Sarawak
32.Liga Rakyat Demokratik
33.MANDIRI
34.MonstersAmong Us (MAU)
35.Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS)
36.North South Initiative
37.OCSEA Working Group
38.Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
39.PEN Malaysia
40.Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER)
41.Persatuan Pemangkin Daya Masyarakat (PPDM)
42.Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor (PSWS)
43.Project Stability and Accountability for Malaysia (Projek SAMA)
44.PurpleLily Social Association Kuching
45.Pusat KOMAS
46.Relate Mental Health Malaysia
47.Reformartsi
48.SIS Forum (Malaysia)
49.SIUMAN Collective
50.Squimp Tech Solutions
51.Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
52.TawauKini
53.The OKU Rights Matter Project
54.The Talisman Project
55.Vanguards4Change
56.Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)
57.Yayasan Chow Kit
国际组织:
1. 5Rights Foundation
2. Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Indonesia
3. ALTSEAN-Burma
4. ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
5. Asia Freedom Network
6. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
7. Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
8. Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA)
9. Child Rights International Network (CRIN)
10.CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
11.Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), Cambodia
12.Cracked But Unbroken
13.Digital Rights Nepal (DRN)
14.Engage Media
15.Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA)
16.KontraS (Indonesia)
17.National Union of Journalists Philippines (NUJP)
18.Progressive Voice
19.PurpleCode Collective
20.Sitt Nyein Pann Foundation, Myanmar (Burma)
21.Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet)
22.Tech Global Institute
23.Tifa Foundation, Indonesia
24.Timor Leste Journalists’ Association (AJTL)
25.UP Internet Freedom Network
26.YAPPIKA-ActionAid
个人:
1. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Consultant Paediatrician, Child-Disability Activist
2. Dr. Mahyuddin Ahmad Abdul Rahman
3. Jesse Adam Halim, Human Rights Defender
4. Rizlan Bin Ghazali, Lawyer