Malaysians demand action against Facebook group exploiting schoolgirls’ images
A social media influencer unmasked the ‘dirty group’ after discovering an old picture of herself in her school uniform posted on the page
Outraged Malaysians have demanded that police hunt down the people behind a Facebook page that has shared hundreds of images of schoolgirls.
The online community launched a social media crusade earlier this week against the group called “Group Budak2 Sekolah Rendah” (Primary School Kids Group) after an influencer discovered an old picture of herself from her high school days posted on the page.
The group had around 12,000 members who routinely made sexually suggestive comments on pictures of children shared in the group.
“This is not a joke … this is wrong, it is a crime. I am speaking out because we cannot remain silent, we cannot leave this be,” Mekyun, whose real name is Wee Yun Nee, posted on her channel.
“This is not about me. This is about all these children who have no idea their pictures are being peddled in that dirty group.”
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Mekyun’s post quickly caught the attention of other influencers and social media users, who amplified her call for action against the group’s moderators and members.
On Thursday, the page was no longer available on Facebook. It is unclear if it was shut down by local regulators, Facebook or the page moderators.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and Meta, which owns Facebook, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said last December that authorities had detected a growing issue of pornographic material involving children across social media platforms and channels “for anyone who knows how to search for it”.
To crack down on such posts, the government introduced stricter controls under the Communications and Multimedia Act last December, and a social media licence on January 1.
So far, only TikTok and online messaging platforms WeChat and Telegram have secured their licences, according to the government in March. Meta, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as Google and X, are still in the process of obtaining their licences.
