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....“For this year, 750 requests have been submitted to platform owners, and so far, 398 of them have been taken down,” she [Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching ] said.
The question that must be asked:-
WHO decided on which 3R post to be taken down? Were these post even in in breach of Malaysian law?
Was it Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil or Deputy communications minister Teo Nie Ching?
Was it Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, the MCMC Chairman of the Commission or the Commission itself?
It is interesting that Malaysia knows Azam Baki, the Chief Commissioner of MACC, but we almost never see the name of Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, the MCMC Chief Commissioner(known as the Chairman of the Commission). It is important to know Mohamad Salim Fateh Din because he and his other Commissioners would reasonably be the one deciding which of our Malaysian's post to censor, remove or take down. WHY did the Minister extend the TERM of Mohamad Salim Fateh Din - EXPLAIN Minister? He is still the Executive Vice Chairman of property and construction companies, MRCB . Would not someone with a Communication background or some 'credible' ex-Judge or even some senior public officer or ex-officer be better? Mohamad Salim Fateh Din name came out in the Murray Hunter cases - '...Murray Hunter has publicly apologised and retracted a series of articles and posts in which he made statements about the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and its chairman, Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din..'
Section 6 Membership of Commission MALAYSIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA COMMISSION ACT 1998
The Commission shall consist of the following members who shall be appointed by the Minister:
(a) a Chairman;
(b) three members representing the Government; and
(c) not less than two but not more than five other members.
So, in MCMC, it is Fahmi Fadzil the Minister of Communications that picks and appoints the Chairman and members of MCMC - so all blame about wrongs of MCMC falls on Fahmi Fadzil - the censorship, the blocking, the taking down of post, etc
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Justice Demands Right to be Heard, and charges in Court
So, Deputy Ministers says that 398 post/items have been taken down BUT why has the alleged 398 perpetrators not been investigated and charged yet. Did they break the LAW? How can one say this is JUSTICE if no one gets charged in Court and accorded a FAIR Trial.
Yes, 398 taken down but there was 720 take down request by MACC - so we should be seeing about 720 persons being charged. IF NOT, is the new policy 'find and return stolen goods and not charge the perpetrator' - this is NOT RIGHT.
Alternatively, it is ALL 'LIES' - and these post/items were not in violation of any criminal law but just a mere opinion of Mohamad Salim Fateh Din and the commissioners in MCMC? By not charging in Court, there is NO WAY for Malaysians, and more importantly the Courts, to determine whether LAW was broken, OR whether it was just an abuse of powers based on mere opinions of the MCMC?
NOTE it seems also that the alleged perpetrator may also not be aware of the REASONS for the removal of their post or the blocking of their social media accounts. They may not even know that it was the government or MCMC that did this? So, the naturally believe it was the Social Media App owner/operator that did this - and many will not even challenge these Apps for the removal because they are BIG companies, and sometimes registered overseas. SO, government or MCMC may end up 'SAFE' for people do not know that it was MCMC that did it, and not the Social Media App on its own. We were 'shot' but we are uncertain as to who shot us and WHY? This is a GROSS INJUSTICE which should be CORRECTED.
SOLUTION - No taking down social media post/blocking Malaysian accounts without a COURT order - giving the Court the power to determine whether the post/item broke the law or not warrants immediate taking down, and also making sure that the owner of the account the opportunity of the right top be heard or to contest that blocking decision.
This is NOT right - whenever a post is to be taken down or an online account blocked - that decision should not be made by politicians and persons they picked to be Chief Commissioners or Commissioners in MCMC - JUSTLY it should require a COURT ORDER...
Justly, the person who posted it should also be informed, and accorded a RIGHT TO BE HEARD - the right to have his/her post reinstated if the Court Order on the application of MCMC was WRONG.
The person whose RIGHTS are violated when his post is taken down, or his social media account is BLOCKED has a right to know WHO THE PERPETRATOR IS? Then, he/she has a right to SUE the Minister, MCMC or the social media app owner who did it on the REQUEST/ORDER of the Minister/MCMC? Yes, it is a violation of our personal RIGHT of communication/expression/opinion - and if it was done against the law - we can SUE Fahmi Fadzil, the Minister (maybe even Anwar Ibrahim the Prime Minister that chose and made Fahmi the Minister of Communication). Does Fahmi, a Chemical Engineering graduate, have the legal knowledge and capacity to know whether a post breaks Malaysian laws? Does the MCMC members do? Note, their action now it seems, are even without the CONSENT of the Attorney General.
What I or you think is a breaking of the LAW of Malaysia is irrelevant - ONLY the Courts have the right to determine whether a post/item online broke the Malaysian Law?
Teo said they were part of 8,540 items removed from 2022 until last month.
Besides 3R, many posts have been removed and accounts blocked - but there is still DOUBT whether the government is blocking anti-Anwar or anti-government posts - to stop the revelation of 'truths' that may erode public support...At the same time, one wonders why the allegations about persons 'hired', ordered or otherwise to post support for Anwar and the MADANI government is yet to be investigated > for these posts may 'DECEIVE' the Malaysian voters as to how much support Anwar and his government has from Malaysians??
uncovered a network of at least 263 accounts engaging in a coordinated campaign to artificially boost support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on his official Facebook page....Experts who reviewed the findings said the patterns clearly indicate professional astroturfing – a campaign designed to create a false impression of grassroots support. - Anwar & MADANI - stop violating our right to freedom of expression, freedom to communicate with others, and FREEDOM to have a different view from PM Anwar and the TRUTH? The Murray Hunter saga...
Malaysiakini investigative journalism highlighted this before
Investigation: Network of 263 'cybertroopers' spurs Anwar's FB support
Part 2: Deception and data: Inside the investigation of pro-Anwar CIB network
Part 3: Experts: Systemic challenges enable persistent influence networks
SO, Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil - Tell us whether this 'astroturfing' to deceive Malaysians is an OFFENCE in Malaysia - or is there move to make it an OFFENCE - we cannot feed Malaysians LIES to generate the impression that Anwar and his MADANI government enjoys 'great support' in such ways.
Was the Malaysiakini reports even INVESTIGATED?
When people do not know what exactly is against the LAW - they may break the law. Hence, it is important to reveal what post/items break the law and WHY it broke the law?
If I disagree with the Selangor Sultan about his view about PIG farming - will that be considered a law-breaking 3R post?
MALAYSIA is a DEMOCRACY and everyone has a RIGHT to their views/opinions - and the right to share interesting posts with others.
Anwar and the GOVERNMENT have NO RIGHT to tell us that we have NO right to express ourself or even criticize the PM or the government - OR am I wrong?
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 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, 9/5/2026
Mohamad Salim Reappointed As MCMC Chairman
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din has been reappointed as the chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for another two-year term, effective March 1, 2025.
MCMC confirmed the appointment with Bernama. Earlier media reports stated Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil extended Mohamad Salim’s tenure on Monday.
He was first appointed MCMC chairman for two years, from March 1, 2023, to Feb 28, 2025.
It was reported that the commission recorded its best financial performance under his leadership, achieving a net income of RM1.13 billion last year.
This was an increase of 38 percent compared to RM820.6 million the previous year.
-- BERNAMA
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