{
  "id": 17000688,
  "title": "8,540 3R posts taken down since 2022 as govt steps up AI monitoring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/8-540-3r-posts-taken-down-since-2022-as-govt-steps-up-ai-monitoring",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:37:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1566038/8540-3r-posts-taken-down-2022-govt-steps-ai-monitoring"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian government has taken significant steps to monitor and regulate social media content involving race, religion, and royalty, as outlined in a recent report by the New Straits Times. From 2022 to present, 8,540 social media posts in these sensitive categories have been removed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in collaboration with social media platforms. These efforts are aimed at preventing racial tensions and maintaining national unity. The government also employs artificial intelligence (AI) to detect sensitive content, deepfake videos, and other forms of misinformation, with tools such as the Artificial Intelligence Fact-check Assistant (AIFA) and the Sebenarnya.my portal. Additionally, the Centre for Reference on Sensitive Community Issues (Prisma) monitors digital activity to identify racial disputes and hate speech. Between 2023 and 2026, 5,028 mediation cases were handled, involving common issues like neighborhood disputes and environmental concerns. The government operates 11 mediation centers nationwide, with plans for 13 more, and employs 617 trained mediators to resolve these disputes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}