PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is investigating the creation and spread of content allegedly insulting His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Threads.

In a statement today, MCMC said it had contacted platform provider Meta following the circulation of an edited image of Sultan Ibrahim containing insulting elements.

"Following this, the content was taken down, while the account involved was blocked from being accessed," it said.

MCMC said further action could be taken if any laws were breached, including the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.