Malaysia: MCMC lawsuit against Meta over alleged non-compliance with harmful content removal orders
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
23 Jun 2023 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
Announced MCMC lawsuit against Meta over alleged non-compliance with harmful content removal orders
On 23 June 2023, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced that it is filing a lawsuit against Meta over its non-cooperation to remove harmful content from its platform. The MCMC stated that it had notified Meta regardi…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body