Amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 make it harder to "misuse" against activists like Heidy Quah, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

Reacting to the Federal Court's decision earlier today that reinstated a provision in the Act that criminalises content that “annoys” or is “offensive”, Fahmi said the 2024 amendments have raised thresholds for the offence.