MCMC: 48 court charges filed over misuse of social media, including child porn

As of Sept 2020, MCMC has received 178 First Information Report related to social media abuse compared to 139 during the same period last year. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it has taken action against individuals for misusing social media with 48 court charges filed from January till September 2020, marking a 66% increase from last year.

Out of the 48 charges, 34 were listed as offences committed under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 – of these, 22 charges were for the act of sharing or spreading pornographic content, followed by offensive content with nine charges, while fake or false content recorded three charges.