The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will act on police requests to take down or block obscene content reported by users.
Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching clarified that MCMC, rather than functioning as internet police, provides technical support for investigations, information supply, digital forensics, and takes action to block or remove content as requested by the police or in response to complaints, according to a news report by Bernama.
Teo stressed that MCMC’s involvement is triggered only upon receiving requests from the police or enforcement agencies.
She urged the public and parliament members to report lewd content to the police, and MCMC would then initiate appropriate action.
Responding to a question in the Dewan Rakyat, Teo acknowledged the challenges faced by MCMC and the Ministry of Communications and Digital in addressing lewd content, particularly on closed platforms or applications.
She revealed that, between 1 January and 15 November, MCMC had blocked 118 porn websites based on police requests, and 76 pieces of such content were removed from social media platforms for violating community standards imposed by the platform providers.
