The Saudi Arabian government has threatened to ban the use of instant messaging applications because of failure to control them, Saudi media reveal. It comes a month after the minister for media and culture confirmed censorship of Twitter.
“The Communications and Information Technology Commission has requested companies operating the applications to meet the regulatory requirements to avoid their suspension in the kingdom,” sources told Saudi news site Sabq.
“The commission is now coordinating with the application operators on the issue,” they said.
Companies were given one week to deal with the situation and decide upon the required technical measures.
The sources stressed that the procedure was “in accordance with regulatory procedures,” denying claims that attributed the decision to commercial motivations.
Messaging applications such as Skype, WhatsApp and Viber are at risk of being banned, Al Arabiya reported. Full story...
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“The Communications and Information Technology Commission has requested companies operating the applications to meet the regulatory requirements to avoid their suspension in the kingdom,” sources told Saudi news site Sabq.
“The commission is now coordinating with the application operators on the issue,” they said.
Companies were given one week to deal with the situation and decide upon the required technical measures.
The sources stressed that the procedure was “in accordance with regulatory procedures,” denying claims that attributed the decision to commercial motivations.
Messaging applications such as Skype, WhatsApp and Viber are at risk of being banned, Al Arabiya reported. Full story...
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