Far-Right Extremism & Tech Accountability in Malaysia

INITIATE.MY launched a report titled ‘Far-Right Extremism & Tech Accountability’ that examines how Malaysia’s rapidly expanding digital landscape has intensified tech-facilitated harms and far-right extremism (FRE). The report analyses how hate speech, disinformation, online mobilisation and dehumanising narratives erode institutional trust and weaken social cohesion. Across multiple case studies—including Kedah’s claim over Penang, police action against GISB, the targeting of Rohingya communities, the “Chinese flag” dispute and the KK Mart “Allah” socks incident—the report shows how event-driven outrage rapidly escalates online, often outpacing platform moderation and spilling into boycotts, doxxing, intimidation and even political violence. Far-right narratives repeatedly frame state institutions as biased or ineffective, encourage extralegal enforcement, and normalise ethno-religious supremacy and exclusion.