Saudi Arabia declares online satire punishable offence
“Producing and distributing content that ridicules, mocks, provokes and disrupts public order, religious values and public morals through social media … will be considered a cybercrime punishable by a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of three million riyals (USD 800,000),” the public prosecution tweeted late Monday. In September 2017, authorities issued … Read more
