Malaysia: MCMC investigtaion into comoance with Communications and Multimedia Act
Progress
Current status
in force
24 Apr 2019 in force
Scope
Implementers
Malaysia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued MCMC statement on blocking over 400 websites displaying child sexual abuse content
On 24 April 2019, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a statement confirming the blocking of over 400 websites from 2015 to 2018 containing child sexual abuse content in collaboration with Interpol and the Royal Mala…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body