CYBERJAYA – Twitter has suspended a BernamaTV parody account with the handle @Bermanadotcon for violating community standards.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement today the account featured posts poking fun at Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) that tarnished its image.
“MCMC appreciates the action taken by Twitter based on MCMC’s complaint. However, the suspension or shutting down of the account is a reactive and temporary measure.
“Similar accounts can be recreated and members of the public must be cautious, so as not to be influenced,” he said.
He added the public can follow legitimate official social media accounts that carry a blue or grey verification badge from providers such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and others, which signifies the organisation or individual behind the account has been verified.
“MCMC will continue to remind the public to be cautious about the existence of fake accounts on social media that have bad intentions.
“Fake accounts are purposely created to protect the true identity (of the account owner), to lie, create confusion or divide the community,” it said. – Bernama, December 6, 2020
