MCMC mulling legal action against X over user safety, says Fahmi

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil notes that MCMC also filed a lawsuit last year against the Telegram messaging platform and two channels for allegedly spreading harmful content.

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said social media platform X is being assessed for possible legal action over the alleged failure to protect users in Malaysia.

SHAH ALAM:

 Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is considering legal action against social media platform X for failing to ensure user safety.

“They are weighing taking X to court,” Fahmi said at an event here.

He compared the potential move to MCMC’s lawsuit last year against the Telegram messaging platform and two channels for allegedly disseminating harmful content that could erode public trust in institutions and threaten social order.

Last November, MCMC secured a judgment against two purported “whistleblower” channels in a lawsuit involving them and Telegram.

The judgment was entered in default after the channels – Edisi Siasat and Edisi Khas – failed to respond to MCMC’s legal action.

The court previously issued an Erinford injunction restraining Telegram from republishing harmful content and ordering the shutdown of accounts carrying material capable of undermining public trust in institutions and threatening social stability. - FMT