Legal Adviser, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, confirmed that the Rumors and Cybercrime Law addressed the crime of spreading fear and terror in the hearts of people, by publishing media content that does not comply with the established standards, by deciding a prison sentence and a fine of no more than 300,000 dirhams.
Al-Sharif said that there are questionnaires launched by some research centers to study the public’s favorite sources of news. Are they official channels, such as televisions, official channels of countries, newspapers and their official websites on communication platforms, or through unofficial sources?
He added that the result of the questionnaires showed that a large percentage of the public still prefers to derive information from official sources, especially local news, adding that in the momentum of challenges and competition standards, news or media platforms, websites or electronic accounts have appeared, operating under permits in this field, but in Sometimes some literal media intuition may betray, and some errors or abuses occur.
He pointed out that in such cases, the legislator responded by deciding a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, and a fine of no less than 30 thousand dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for each person responsible for managing a website or an electronic account, posted on Any of them is content, data or information that does not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities.
He pointed out that the law was very precise in criminalizing media material if it did not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities, especially when it spreads terror or fear in the lives of people and followers.
He pointed out that the goal of setting examples from reality and issues, is not a specific person, but rather to bring the image closer to the reader, that the example or the incident occurred.
Legal Adviser, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, confirmed that the Rumors and Cybercrime Law addressed the crime of spreading fear and terror in the hearts of people, by publishing media content that does not comply with the established standards, by deciding a prison sentence and a fine of no more than 300,000 dirhams.
Al-Sharif said that there are questionnaires launched by some research centers to study the public’s favorite sources of news. Are they official channels, such as televisions, official channels of countries, newspapers and their official websites on communication platforms, or through unofficial sources?
He added that the result of the questionnaires showed that a large percentage of the public still prefers to derive information from official sources, especially local news, adding that in the momentum of challenges and competition standards, news or media platforms, websites or electronic accounts have appeared, operating under permits in this field, but in Sometimes some literal media intuition may betray, and some errors or abuses occur.
He pointed out that in such cases, the legislator responded by deciding a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, and a fine of no less than 30 thousand dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for each person responsible for managing a website or an electronic account, posted on Any of them is content, data or information that does not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities.
He pointed out that the law was very precise in criminalizing media material if it did not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities, especially when it spreads terror or fear in the lives of people and followers.
He pointed out that the goal of setting examples from reality and issues, is not a specific person, but rather to bring the image closer to the reader, that the example or the incident occurred.
Legal Adviser, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, confirmed that the Rumors and Cybercrime Law addressed the crime of spreading fear and terror in the hearts of people, by publishing media content that does not comply with the established standards, by deciding a prison sentence and a fine of no more than 300,000 dirhams.
Al-Sharif said that there are questionnaires launched by some research centers to study the public’s favorite sources of news. Are they official channels, such as televisions, official channels of countries, newspapers and their official websites on communication platforms, or through unofficial sources?
He added that the result of the questionnaires showed that a large percentage of the public still prefers to derive information from official sources, especially local news, adding that in the momentum of challenges and competition standards, news or media platforms, websites or electronic accounts have appeared, operating under permits in this field, but in Sometimes some literal media intuition may betray, and some errors or abuses occur.
He pointed out that in such cases, the legislator responded by deciding a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, and a fine of no less than 30 thousand dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for each person responsible for managing a website or an electronic account, posted on Any of them is content, data or information that does not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities.
He pointed out that the law was very precise in criminalizing media material if it did not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities, especially when it spreads terror or fear in the lives of people and followers.
He pointed out that the goal of setting examples from reality and issues, is not a specific person, but rather to bring the image closer to the reader, that the example or the incident occurred.
Legal Adviser, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, confirmed that the Rumors and Cybercrime Law addressed the crime of spreading fear and terror in the hearts of people, by publishing media content that does not comply with the established standards, by deciding a prison sentence and a fine of no more than 300,000 dirhams.
Al-Sharif said that there are questionnaires launched by some research centers to study the public’s favorite sources of news. Are they official channels, such as televisions, official channels of countries, newspapers and their official websites on communication platforms, or through unofficial sources?
He added that the result of the questionnaires showed that a large percentage of the public still prefers to derive information from official sources, especially local news, adding that in the momentum of challenges and competition standards, news or media platforms, websites or electronic accounts have appeared, operating under permits in this field, but in Sometimes some literal media intuition may betray, and some errors or abuses occur.
He pointed out that in such cases, the legislator responded by deciding a penalty of imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, and a fine of no less than 30 thousand dirhams and not more than 300,000 dirhams, or one of these two penalties, for each person responsible for managing a website or an electronic account, posted on Any of them is content, data or information that does not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities.
He pointed out that the law was very precise in criminalizing media material if it did not comply with the standards of media content issued by the concerned authorities, especially when it spreads terror or fear in the lives of people and followers.
He pointed out that the goal of setting examples from reality and issues, is not a specific person, but rather to bring the image closer to the reader, that the example or the incident occurred.