Malaysia: Communications and Multimedia Commission investigation into illegal content displayed on social media platforms
Progress
Current status
in force
03 Dec 2025 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
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…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body