Progress

Current status
in force
03 Dec 2025in 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

03 Dec 2025
in force

Communications and Multimedia Commission issued report on enforcement actions against child-related obscene content

On 3 December 2025, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced that between 1 January 2024 and 30 November 2025, it had identified 957 cases of child-related obscene content and had secured the removal of 899 posts, corr…

  • Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission announced order establishing 16 as minimum age for social media use, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Official)