A total of 249 Malaysians and foreigners have been arrested so far in Malaysia for allegedly recruiting members for the purpose of terrorism through social media. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Masir Kujat told Parliament on Tuesday that to date 3,871 Facebook accounts are being monitored while 800 more were blocked and 240 users arrested. On Twitter, the police are monitoring 76 accounts, have blocked nine and arrested eight people. On Instagram, the police are monitoring 72 accounts and have made one arrest. Malaysia’s counter-terrorism police have arrested 10 people – seven Filipinos and three Malaysians – last month for smuggling militants into the southern Philippines, via Sabah, to join Islamic State groups over there.