Online LGBT Censorship Malaysia

LGBT Community and News Websites Blocked in Malaysia

Online testing data indicates that at least 3 international LGBT related sites are on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) block list. Local LGBT community websites however are currently freely accessible to Malaysians.

Malaysians trying to access the blocked sites Planet Romeo, Gay Star news and Utopia Asia on local ISPs will be redirected to the IP address (175.139.142.25) of MCMC server that serves the the official notice. This notice page may not load up, and some users on different ISPs may encounter a connection or 404 page not found error.

DNS Hijacking is a method in which ISPs will replace the original target address of a web server to a different one.  

Website Description Date Measurement Censorship Mechanism
Planet Romeo Online Dating 2018-08-10 Data DNS Hijacking
Gay Star News LGBT News 2018-08-10 Manual DNS check DNS Hijacking
Utopia LGBT Asia Travel and Community Guide 2018-08-11 Data DNS Hijacking


We are doing continuous monitoring on the state of Malaysian online censorship, using Open Observatory for Network Interference (OONI) probes and global and country specific Citizen Lab test-lists of sites related to but not limited to freedom of expression, human rights, news media, sex education, religion and LGBT.

A list of all currently detected censored or blocked Malaysian websites is published at data.sinarproject.org

OONI Raspberri Pi

Current list of monitored LGBT websites 

Malaysian Test List

https://76crimes.com/anti-lgbt-laws-malaysia/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
http://bravingkl.blogspot.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://gayguide.net,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LPG-community/info,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
http://ilga.org/ilga/en/organisations/ILGA%20ASIA,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
https://justiceforsisters.wordpress.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2017-10-25,sinarproject,
http://onglinepodcast.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://queermalaysians.livejournal.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
http://www.axcest.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
http://www.forplu.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://www.fridae.asia/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
http://www.fridae.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://www.gayrice.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://www.gaystarnews.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2018-06-11,sinarproject,UK based news website on news related to global LGBTI community
http://www.globalgayz.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://www.globalgayz.com/country/Malaysia/MYS,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://www.mygoodasyou.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
https://www.outrightinternational.org/content/malaysia-must-recognize-and-stop-hostilities-toward-lgbt-people,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
http://www.purplelab.net/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-06-10,OONI,
https://www.queerlapis.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2018-03-20,sinarproject,Malaysian LGBT community site
http://www.trikone.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,
http://www.utopia-asia.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,

Global Test List

http://amygoodloe.com/lesbian-dot-org/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
https://beyondexgay.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
https://bisexual.org/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://gaytoday.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://ilga.org/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://lgbt.foundation/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://transsexual.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.afterellen.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.bglad.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.exgay.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.gay.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.gayegypt.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.gayhealth.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.gayscape.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.glaad.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.glbtqarchive.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.glil.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.gmhc.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.grindr.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-07-22,OONI,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.ifge.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.newnownext.com/franchise/the-backlot/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
https://www.outrightinternational.org/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
https://www.planetromeo.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.queernet.org,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
https://www.queerty.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.samesexmarriage.ca,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
https://www.scruff.com/,LGBT,LGBT,2016-07-22,OONI,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.towleroad.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.tsroadmap.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.well.com,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14
http://www.well.com/user/queerjhd/,LGBT,LGBT,2014-04-15,citizenlab,Updated by OONI on 2017-02-14

About Measuring and Detecting Network Interference

Deployment of network monitoring nodes that collects data and tests for network interference in Malaysia and Southeast Asia for continuous objective technical monitoring for network interference and provide proof if any such actions are happening in a region. Southeast Asia is region with fast growing numbers of internet users and serious concerns for network interference to restrict freedom of expression and association online.

https://sinarproject.org/digital-rights/measuring-and-detecting-network-interference