Close to 400 3R-related items taken down in first 4 months

 Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching says the number of complaints submitted to platform owners has been rising each year.

Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching said 8,540 items involving 3R issues have been removed by MCMC from 2022 until April this year. (Bernama pic)

JOHOR BAHRU:

 A total of 398 items related to issues involving race, religion and royalty (3Rs) were taken down by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission from January to April.

Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching said this followed 750 complaints received during the period.

Teo said they were part of 8,540 items removed from 2022 until last month.

“We have seen the number of complaints rise each year,” she told reporters on the sidelines of a TikTok content creator workshop at SMK Senai here today.

This had resulted in 175 items taken down in 2011, rising to 1,633 in 2023 and 4,830 in 2024, before dropping to 1,504 last year.

“For this year, 750 requests have been submitted to platform owners, and so far, 398 of them have been taken down,” she said.

Teo said most of the cases were investigated by the police based on an understanding with MCMC.

“MCMC acts as a technical partner by providing expert support to assist the police in identifying the individuals behind the accounts involved.

“The decision on whether a case is brought to court or action is taken under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 is subject to the consideration of the Attorney General’s Chambers,” she said. - FMT