UAE: Saudi Arabia on Sunday requested video giant YouTube to remove objectionable ads on the platform.
The Kingdom’s General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) and the Commission for Communications and Information Technology (CITC) made a joint statement to YouTube.
The statement referred to the advertisements targeted at Saudi users and pointed out the “broadcast of content that is contrary to Islamic and societal values and principles, as well as the Kingdom’s media content regulations and YouTube Platform Policy.”
“Accordingly, both GCAM and CITC have requested “YouTube” Platform (affiliated to Google) to remove these advertisements and to comply with the regulations; and that it will be placed under ongoing follow-up. Suppose the broadcast of the offending content continues.
In that case, the necessary legal measures will be taken by the Telecommunications Act and Audiovisual Media Law,” the statement added, according to local media.
