Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that 3,670 pornographic websites have been blocked in Malaysia from 2022 to 15 February 2025. Furthermore, 1,993 pornographic social media content was also taken down by platform providers in our country.
Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat today, Bernama quoted Fahmi as saying that the 1,993 content was taken down following requests from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) based on the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588). He added that proactive monitoring action by MCMC and cooperation with service providers are continuously being enhanced to ensure that pornographic advertisements on social media can be identified, blocked and taken down immediately.
The Communications Minister stressed that MCMC is committed to ensuring the safety and ethics of using online media do not violate the provisions of Act 588 and other related laws. Moreover, MCMC has a special team that records complaints from the public, besides carrying out regular monitoring and enforcement actions based on information received.
Besides that, once the Online Safety Act is enforced, Fahmi said that social media platform providers also have a Duty of Care to prevent prohibited advertisements and materials from being broadcast. He referenced this as one of the reasons why Malaysia need to license social media platform providers and obtain their cooperation.
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