Cyberflashing
Cyberflashing is when someone sends unwanted sexually explicit images—like photos or videos of genitals—without your consent. It can happen through social media, messaging apps, or even Bluetooth and AirDrop. Like public flashing, it’s a violation of your personal space and can feel deeply unsettling.
What You Can Do
Block & Filter
Most platforms let you block or mute messages from strangers. You can also use third-party tools to filter explicit images.
Report it
Social media platforms have reporting tools for unwanted explicit content. Whether you’re the victim or an ally, reporting helps take action.
Report to MCMC
While Malaysia doesn’t have specific cyberflashing laws, sharing obscene content is illegal under the Communication and Multimedia Act. You can report cases to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) via their complaint form here.
Know Your Rights
Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia renders it an offence when a person makes, creates, or solicits any content that is obscene, indecent, false, menacing, or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another person.
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 penalises any act of sexual harassment which is defined as “any unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, in any form, whether verbal, non-verbal, visual, gestural or physical, directed at a person which is reasonably offensive or humiliating or is a threat to his well-being”. This will extend to sexual harassment committed or assisted by digital technologies.
Doxxing
Gendered Disinformation
Impersonation & Identity Theft
