Malaysia sues Telegram over harmful content

June 20, 2025 | 10:09

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This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.

Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has filed civil action against two channels on the Telegram platform, namely "Edisi Siasat” and "Edisi Khas”.

As reported by the Malaysian national news agency Bernama, both channels were identified as spreading content that violated provisions under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which has the potential to erode trust in public institutions and affect public order.

MCMC said in a statement on June 19 that the action was the first of its kind taken against a social media platform provider in Malaysia.

This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.

Given the unsatisfactory level of compliance, MCMC said it had applied for and successfully obtained an interim injunction order from the High Court as a last resort to stop the dissemination of the harmful content and prevent the re-publication of such content.

By VNA

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