Malaysia: Online Safety Act’s subsidiary instruments must uphold human rights
ARTICLE 19, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), and the Sinar Project have responded to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)’s public consultation on the proposed regulatory framework for the Online Safety Plan (OSP) and the Draft Risk Mitigation Code and Draft Child Protection Code, which was published on 12 February 2026 and which will form part of the subsidiary instruments on the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA).
Our recommendations to strengthen the proposed regulatory framework are rooted in international human rights law, in particular standards on freedom of expression, privacy, non-discrimination, and equality, as well as in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its General Comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.
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| 2026.04.03-Submission-to-MCMC-A19-CIJ-SP.pdf | File |
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