Malaysia scraps loathed internet re-routing plan after public backlash

This policy would have effectively blocked access to websites deemed improper by the government for anyone in the country not using a VPN.

But just one day later, amid a torrent of public dissent, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil abruptly announced the policy was off the table. “Taking into account the views expressed through MCMC’s engagement sessions as well as from the general public, I have requested [the commission] not to proceed with the implementation,” he wrote on the X social media platform late on Sunday.