Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said 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 Telegram and two channels accused of 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, Edisi Siasat and Edisi Khas, after they failed to respond to legal proceedings.
The court had also issued an Erinford injunction restraining Telegram from republishing harmful content and ordering the shutdown of accounts carrying material capable of undermining public trust and social stability.
The move follows MCMC’s decision on Sunday to impose a temporary restriction on access to Elon Musk’s Grok artificial intelligence chatbot.
The tool developed by xAI had been repeatedly misused to generate sexually obscene, offensive and non-consensually manipulated images.
MCMC said some of the content involved women and even minors, and that misuse continued despite regulatory engagement and formal notices to xAI LLC and its parent company, X Corp.
Fahmi was speaking during the launch of the National Advisory on Digital Information (NADI), a new advisory panel to coordinate public communication efforts.
He said NADI will serve as both an advisory body and a central hub for disseminating accurate and timely information.
Acknowledging widespread misinformation, Fahmi said tackling the problem is a shared responsibility.
“State governments cannot address this problem alone. They must work closely with the MCMC and other relevant agencies to ensure the public receives reliable information,” he said.
