Malaysia: Act amending Sedition Act
Progress
Current status
in force
04 Jun 2015 in force
Scope
Implementers
Malaysia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented Act amending the Sedition Act 1948 including provisions on online seditious content
On 4 June 2015, the amendments to the Sedition Act 1948 were implemented. The Act revised the minimum jail term for sedition causing injury or property damage from five to three years, and importing seditious publications was no longer considered an…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government