Malaysia orders TikTok to explain 'grossly offensive' fake content targeting king
Malaysia has ordered TikTok to address its failure to remove offensive content targeting the royal institution. The Communications and Multimedia Commission cited the circulation of fake and insulting material linked to the king. TikTok has been given a legal notice to improve its content moderation practices in compliance with Malaysian laws.
- ▪Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission has issued a legal notice to TikTok.
- ▪The notice requires TikTok to explain its moderation failures and take immediate remedial actions.
- ▪The content in question includes AI-generated videos and manipulated images that are offensive to the royal institution.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia said Thursday it has ordered TikTok to explain and address what it described as the social media platform’s failure to act swiftly against offensive, defamatory and fake content targeting the royal institution. The Communications and Multimedia Commission said the move followed the circulation of “grossly offensive, false, menacing and insulting” content, including artificial intelligence-generated videos and manipulated images linked to an account falsely claiming association with King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. Such matters fall within the sensitive issues of race, religion and royalty, which are highly sensitive and may undermine public order, national harmony and respect for constitutional institutions,” the regulator said in a statement.
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