MACAU SAR, CHINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Pedro Cortés and Luís Rôlo, Lektou
10. Social Media 10.1 Laws and Regulations for Social Media There is currently no specific legislation on social media in Macau. The Personal Data Protection Act applies to all activities carried out on a public computer net - work and the unauthorised use of personal data without consent of the data subject is deemed unlawful processing of personal data. As mentioned in 9.3 Intellectual Property , rights are protected by Decree-Law No 43/99/M, including in the context of public computer networks. ISPs are private operators of critical infrastructure and are subject to the provisions of Law No 13/2019 (Macau Cybersecurity Law). There are no local provisions restricting access to social media by reason of age.
10.2 Regulatory and Compliance Issues The regulatory authority for the provision of inter - net services is the Macau Post (CTT). From a regulatory perspective, its powers include ensur - ing fair competition among operators, the rights of the internet service users, full compliance by licensees in line with the obligations established in the business licences, and issuing regulatory guidelines to network operators and service pro - viders.
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