Malaysia: Ministry of Communications issued report on social media platforms' compliance with government requests to remove online content

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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…

Scope

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

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2026-03-02
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On 2 March 2026, Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications reported that social media platforms complie…