Malaysia: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission investigation into allegedly offensive content for potential violation of Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
10 May 2025 under deliberation
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
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission announced investigation into allegedly offensive content for potential violation of Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998
On 10 May 2025, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced an investigation into content uploaded to a personal Facebook account, suspected of containing elements deemed offensive under Section 233 of the Communications …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body