The two Chinese technology companies had each obtained licenses under requirements for internet- messaging and social-media companies unveiled last year.

Malaysia's communications regulator said it granted Tencent's WeChat and ByteDance's TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied.

Four social media and messaging service providers namely WeChat, TikTok, Telegram and Meta have applied for the licence to operate in Malaysia, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Malaysia has officially licensed Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok to operate under a new social media regulation designed to address rising cybercrime. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced that while some platforms have complied,

WeChat and ByteDance's (BDNCE) TikTok have received licenses under a new social media law in Malaysia to operate in the country, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said in a social media post.