Male Public Uni Student Investigated for Producing & Selling Pornographic Content of Himself on X

According to the updated guidelines, the platform formerly known as Twitter would allow users to share sexualised content so long as it is consensual and clearly labelled.

Following the regulation update, it seems that more and more netizens are taking to the platform to produce and sell explicit content.

It was recently reported that a public university student with over 100,000 followers on X is being investigated for selling "self-produced" pornographic videos on the platform.

According to a statement by The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the male student has been active since 2021.

The suspect started by reuploading illicit content shared by other users. However, he then went on to uploading and selling his own videos.

"The suspect turned the sale of explicit videos into a source of income, with monthly earnings reaching up to RM3,000, with individual videos priced as high as RM150 each."

MCMC has since seized the student's mobile phone and SIM card and taken statements from three people, including the suspect.

The case is being investigated under Section 233(2) of the Communications and Multimedia Act for using a network service to provide obscene communication for commercial purposes.