Saudi Arabia: Adopted Telecommunications and Information Technology Law including content moderation regulation
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Adopted Telecommunications and Information Technology Law including content moderation regulation
On 31 May 2022, the Telecommunications and Information Technology Law was adopted by the Council of Ministers. The law contains content moderation regulations. According to Article 24, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) will, in collaboration with other authorities, restrict specific online services on gateways and block or constrain online content. Finally, the CITC will set the filtering conditions and requirements for content moderation.
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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2022-05-31
adopted
2022-06-01
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