A TOTAL 300,952 pieces of content were removed from 2024 to Jan 25, this year for violating national laws.
In a written parliamentary reply, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said these followed requests from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
"The right to freedom of expression is not absolute and remains subject to existing laws, as outlined in Article 10(2) of the Federal Constitution.
"Every content removal adhered to existing legal provisions, including the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, the Penal Code, and other criminal laws," he said.
He said social media platform providers also removed 300,952 pieces of content identified as violating Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and other offences under national laws.
"Of this total, 17,514 were false content, 14,374 were offensive content, 1,146 were pornographic content, 144 were threatening content, 34 were indecent content, and the remaining 267,740 involved criminal offences under the jurisdiction of other agencies," he said.
He said the measures are to prevent the spread of criminal activities and harmful content, such as hate speech or material that could damage public morality and threaten national security.
"It is not intended to suppress media freedom or restrict citizens' freedom of expression," he added. - February 26, 2025
