Malaysia: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission investigation into X over alleged misuse of artificial intelligence to generate harmful content
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
03 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Malaysia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission opened an investigation into X over alleged misuse of artificial intelligence to generate harmful content
On 3 January 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) opened an investigation into online harms on the social media platform X through the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence tools. The investigation concerns the dig…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body