Malaysia: Report on compliance with social media content takedown requests under Communications and Multimedia Act and Online Safety Act
Progress
Current status
in force
02 Mar 2026 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
Ministry of Communications issued report on social media platforms' compliance with government requests to remove online content
On 2 March 2026, Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications reported that social media platforms complied with around 90% of 115,161 government requests to remove online content during January and February 2026. It was highlighted that 103,986 requests w…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body