MCMC reportedly removes over 1,000 AI-generated explicit content

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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has reportedly removed 1,225 items of AI-generated explicit content as of 1 December this year, compared to 186 in 2022.

Teo Nie Ching, deputy communications minister, reportedly said that the MCMC has removed 800 items of child sexual exploitation content, 766 more than in 2022.

In light of the increase in alarming content, MCMC proposed an amendment to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588), where anyone found to be distributing explicit content for commercial purposes could face up to five years in jail, a fine of up to RM1 million, or both, according to Bernama.

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Within 13 days, MCMC was also able to pick out 274 fake advertisements on Facebook that impersonated the Attorney General's Chambers. The minister reportedly said that these scammers are paying Meta to deceive Malaysians and that the government must ensure that these platforms are held accountable. In addition, they cannot be allowed to accept money from scammers to con Malaysians.

A+M has reached out to MCMC for more information.

In response to a question from politician Nordin Ahmad Ismail pertaining to positive initiatives to steer away from such content, Teo reportedly said that the communications ministry aims to support useful content creation across digital platforms through seminars and courses.

Additionally, she said the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia (CMCF) has collaborated with multiple parties. These collaborations aim to ensure widespread efforts to raise awareness and educate the wider public on fraud and online safety issues.

In tandem, the minister added that the Creators IRL programme provides a grant totalling RM80,000 for 10 selected content creators to help them produce high-impact content that can affect change in online safety issues.

The government has also reportedly allocated RM30 million to the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) under Budget 2025 to assist youths in producing positive and impactful content in the film industry.

Meanwhile, earlier in November, the MCMC reportedly requested social media platform Facebook to remove a total of 249, 268 pieces of content this year. 172,072 of the content was related to online gambling, while 56,136 were related to scams. This makes up 91.6% of the content requested.

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the MCMC does not have the authority to direct social media platforms to remove content. However, they can request that the content be taken down, reported Bernama at the time. That said, it is up to the platform to decide, Fahmi added.

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