2. What is MCMC's jurisdiction in addressing complaints about offensive content in the Internet?

Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) has two (2) main provisions to are used in taking action on content-related matters, namely:
 

Section 211: Prohibition on provision of offensive content

1. No content applications service provider or other person using a content applications service, shall provide content which is indecent, obscene, false, menacing, or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person.
    

2. A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and shall also be liable to a further fine of RM1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued after conviction.

Section 233: Improper use of network facilities or network service, etc.

1. A person who—

   1. by means of any network facilities or network service or applications service knowingly—

      1. makes, creates or solicits; and

      2. initiates the transmission of,

                       any comment, request, suggestion or other communication which is obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character with intent to annoy, 

                       abuse, threaten or harass another person; or
 

                   b.  initiates a communication using any applications service, whether continuously, repeatedly or otherwise, during which communication may or may not                                  ensue, with or without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person at any number or electronic address, commits                            an  offence.

2. A person who knowingly—

   1. by means of a network service or applications service provides any obscene communication for commercial purposes to any person; or

   2. permits a network service or applications service under the person’s control to be used for an activity described in paragraph (a), commits an offence.