Malaysia: High Court issued interim injunction against Telegram and channels over spreading harmful content in violation of Communications and Multimedia Act

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High Court issued interim injunction against Telegram and channels over spreading harmful content in violation of Communications and Multimedia Act

On 31 October 2025, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur issued an Erinford injunction in favour of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in proceedings against the Telegram platform as an application service provider class license…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-06-19
under investigation

On 19 June 2025, the Malaysian High Court issued an interim injunction in favour of the Communicati…

2025-10-31
under investigation

On 31 October 2025, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur issued an Erinford injunction in favour of the M…