Remove defamatory posts, before or instead of suing

Removal and a lawsuit answer different needs

A defamation suit, the “saman fitnah” or “saman malu” people talk about, aims at damages, an apology and an undertaking not to repeat the statement. Malaysian courts do award real sums: in March 2026 the Shah Alam High Court ordered a social-media user to pay RM130,000 to two lawyers over defamatory posts. But a suit takes months or years, legal fees are significant, and the case itself can be reported, which revives the accusation.

Removal aims at something narrower and faster: making the posts disappear from the platforms and from Google. The two are not exclusive. You can start with removal and decide later with a lawyer whether to sue.

Save the evidence before anything disappears

Posts get edited or deleted once the author senses trouble, and a lawyer will need proof of what was published, by whom and to how many people. We build a clean record first.

• Screenshots showing the full post, the account name, the profile link, the date and the reactions or views
• The link of every share, group repost and comment that repeats the accusation
• Who the account belongs to, if known: under section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950, the person whose name or account a publication appears under is presumed to be its publisher, which matters to a lawyer later
• Any messages where the author threatens to post more or demands something from you

What platforms remove, and what they leave to the courts

Platforms do not decide whether an accusation is true. Their legal forms for defamation exist, but when the facts are disputed they often decline or ask for a court order. What they act on quickly are breaches of their own rules, and defamatory posts very often contain one: a name with an IC number or home address, harassment and insults, a fake screenshot or edited chat, a photo taken without consent, an impersonating account.

Defamation as such is not one of the categories of harmful content under the Online Safety Act 2025, but content that may cause harassment, distress, fear or alarm is, which gives a report on TikTok or Facebook a deadline. MCMC also lists defamation among the online content problems it accepts complaints about at aduan.mcmc.gov.my, and grossly offensive or menacing content can fall under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998; a police report is made in person at a police station.

Where defamatory content usually sits

A letter of demand is a lawyer’s job

A letter of demand (surat tuntutan) asking the author to delete, apologise and undertake not to repeat is often effective in Malaysia, but it must come from an advocate and solicitor. We never send legal threats in our name and never draft them for you. What we can do is hand your lawyer an organised evidence pack and a record of every platform report and answer, which saves time and fees. If the posts are sexual in nature, ask your lawyer about the Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal.

How we work

1. Free assessment. You send the links through the contact form or Messenger. We say which posts have a realistic platform ground, and the fixed price.
2. Evidence record. We capture each post with its date and link before reporting anything.
3. Reports on every copy, on the ground that fits each one, plus the MCMC report where it helps. We never ask for your login.
4. Google. Results that keep showing deleted posts are refreshed; pages with your personal details go through Google’s own policies.
5. Follow-up until each platform answers, with a summary you can give to a lawyer.

Price and discretion

RM133 per link, fixed price, no extra fees; 3 links RM316, 10 links RM912 with a removal report. Work starts within 48 hours. We never contact the author, your employer or your family. See all prices. This page is general information, not legal advice; the main page for this group is news article removal.