Online safety & content laws in Brunei (2026)

A multi-agency body co-secretariated by AITI and the Prime Minister's Office oversees content regulation across internet and social media platforms, coordinating enforcement among government agencies and monitoring content distributed online for material contrary to public interest, national harmony, and social morals.

All ISPs and Internet Content Providers licensed under the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification 2001 must comply with the Internet Code of Practice, which requires them to self-censor prohibited content and reserves the right to terminate access without prior notice. The Attorney General's Chambers and AITI jointly advise providers to proactively monitor hosted content.

As of early 2025, authorities had legally blocked 135 websites over the preceding five years for containing immoral elements or violating the Internet Code of Practice, and a further 82 fraudulent websites and 557 phone numbers had been blocked since 2024 to combat online scams.

Criminalises unauthorised access to and modification of computer material, unauthorised use or interception of computer services, unauthorised obstruction of computers, and unauthorised disclosure of access codes; forms the primary cybercrime enforcement statute.

Enacted as the Cybersecurity Order on 20 May 2023 and revised as Chapter 272 in 2024, the Act establishes a framework for national cybersecurity oversight, regulates owners of critical information infrastructure (CII), and mandates incident reporting and preventive measures; administered by Cyber Security Brunei (CSB).

Brunei's constitution contains no provision protecting freedom of speech. Publishing content that undermines the national philosophy (Malay Islamic Monarchy concept) carries up to three years' imprisonment; journalists face up to five years for posts deemed malicious. There are no platform-liability safe-harbour or age-verification rules in force.