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Communications and Multimedia Commission lifted temporary restriction on access to Grok application on X platform

On 23 January 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) lifted the temporary restriction on access to the Grok application on the X platform, after X implemented additional preventive and safety measures. The MCMC noted tha…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-01-03
under deliberation

On 3 January 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) opened an investig…

2026-01-11
under investigation

On 11 January 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a temporar…

2026-01-13
under deliberation

On 13 January 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), in cooperation w…

2026-01-23
under investigation

On 23 January 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) lifted the tempor…