The Haia said it is coordinating with the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) to block pornographic websites and others that insult the Muslim faith.
Source/Credit: Saudi Gazette report
By Saudi Gazette report | August 19, 2014
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has asked the Ministry of Interior to arrest those who insult Almighty Allah or the Prophet (peace be upon him), Makkah daily reported.
The Haia said it is coordinating with the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) to block pornographic websites and others that insult the Muslim faith.
The commission said this coordination resulted in a large number of websites being blocked.
The commission said it is preparing reports on a number of programs, applications and copies of the Holy Qur’an whose verses have been distorted. It is coordinating with the authorities to prevent the circulation of such material, the Haia said.
The commission said it has written to its branches to arrest several owners of websites that allegedly call for lewd behavior.
It said that it has opened cybercrimes units in its branches.
The commission’s annual report for 2013/14 showed that it received reports on 9,341 pornographic websites, 2,743 websites containing faith violations and 132 cases of electronic blackmail.
The commission said 73 people who committed cybercrimes were advised on how to stop reoffending.
The cybercrimes unit works to combat electronic crimes and protect society from the negative effects resulting from the misuse of modern technology.
The unit monitors websites that commit faith violations, pornographic sites and receives reports on any cybercrime.
It also receives through the commission’s website reports from women who are being blackmailed.
The unit prepares studies on violating websites and coordinates with the CITC to block them.
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