Malaysia: Communications and Multimedia Commission investigation into alleged false narratives pertaining to race, religion, and royalty distributed on TikTok
Progress
Current status
under investigation
21 May 2026 under investigation
13 Feb 2026 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
Communications and Multimedia Commission issued notice against TikTok requiring prompt removal of offensive content directed at Malaysian royal institutions
On 21 May 2026, the Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a notice to TikTok in relation to content reportedly not removed in a timely manner, including content concerning Malaysian royal institutions. The notice requests the platfo…
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Communications and Multimedia Commission announced investigation over alleged false narratives pertaining to race, religion and royalty on TikTok
On 13 February 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced an investigation under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 into the spread of false narratives relating to race, religion, and r…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body