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'''Pornography''' is unlawful in [[Saudi Arabia]] and the kingdom has forbidden every type of [[exhibitionism]] even a little exhibition of women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soapboxie.com/misc/Expat- | title=Expat Living and Working in Saudi Arabia - Rules, Regulations, Laws - Soapboxie | website=soapboxie.com | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> Living-and-Working-in-Saudi-Arabia-Rules-Regulations-Laws Due to its relation with origin of [[Islam]], [[Saudi Arabia]] implements Islamic law in its constitution. Internet access is very censored in Saudi Arabia, mainly to save children from pornography.<ref name="Pn1" >{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/835246 | title=149 implicated in pornographic crimes - Arab News | website=www.arabnews.com | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> 149 people had been arrested in 2015 for searching such material.<ref name="Pn1" />Government of Saudi Arabia blocked 2,600,000 porn links in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/digital/2016/10/09/Saudi-Arabia-blocked-2-6-million-pornographic-links-in-2015.html | title=Saudi Arabia blocked 2.6 million pornographic links in 2015 - Al Arabiya English | website=english.alarabiya.net | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> [[Government of Saudi Arabia]] is using a number of methods to block porn from vision of its people.<ref name="P" >{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/04/no-more-porn-thank-you-saudi-government-is-cracking-down-on-internet-smut-5008805/ | title=No more porn thank you- Saudi Arabian government is cracking down on internet smut - Metro News | website=metro.co.uk | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> About 9,000 twitter accounts have been blocked for suspects of spreading porn by Religious Police of Saudi Arabia.<ref name="P" /> According to "Vice", Saudi Government has blocking 0.4 million sites which are involved in spreading porn in the kingdom.<ref name="P" /> Spreading porn in Saudi Arabia is dealt with 5 years prison with 3,000,000 Riyals of fine, as maximum punishment.<ref name="P" /> Communications and Information Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia has blocked 0.6 million porn websites.<ref name="P1" >{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/170316/600-000-porn-websites-blocked-in-two-years.html | title=600,000 porn websites blocked in two years | website=www.deccanchronicle.com | access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> Majlis-e-Shoura of Saudi Arabia believes porn is dangerous for children and teenagers, therefore, they are blocking websites to prevent them from viewing porn.<ref name="P1" /> The kingdom is using special hackers to reach such accounts and then reach the users of such accounts to arrest them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/sv/article/av4pj5/inside-the-world-of-saudi-arabias-ethical-hackers | title=The Saudi Government Is Trying to Wipe Porn From the Internet - VICE | website=www.vice.com | access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> |
'''Pornography''' is unlawful in [[Saudi Arabia]] and the kingdom has forbidden every type of [[exhibitionism]] even a little exhibition of women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soapboxie.com/misc/Expat-Living-and-Working-in-Saudi-Arabia-Rules-Regulations-Laws | title=Expat Living and Working in Saudi Arabia - Rules, Regulations, Laws - Soapboxie | website=soapboxie.com | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> Living-and-Working-in-Saudi-Arabia-Rules-Regulations-Laws Due to its relation with origin of [[Islam]], [[Saudi Arabia]] implements Islamic law in its constitution. Internet access is very censored in Saudi Arabia, mainly to save children from pornography.<ref name="Pn1" >{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/835246 | title=149 implicated in pornographic crimes - Arab News | website=www.arabnews.com | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> 149 people had been arrested in 2015 for searching such material.<ref name="Pn1" />Government of Saudi Arabia blocked 2,600,000 porn links in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/digital/2016/10/09/Saudi-Arabia-blocked-2-6-million-pornographic-links-in-2015.html | title=Saudi Arabia blocked 2.6 million pornographic links in 2015 - Al Arabiya English | website=english.alarabiya.net | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> [[Government of Saudi Arabia]] is using a number of methods to block porn from vision of its people.<ref name="P" >{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/04/no-more-porn-thank-you-saudi-government-is-cracking-down-on-internet-smut-5008805/ | title=No more porn thank you- Saudi Arabian government is cracking down on internet smut - Metro News | website=metro.co.uk | access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> About 9,000 twitter accounts have been blocked for suspects of spreading porn by Religious Police of Saudi Arabia.<ref name="P" /> According to "Vice", Saudi Government has blocking 0.4 million sites which are involved in spreading porn in the kingdom.<ref name="P" /> Spreading porn in Saudi Arabia is dealt with 5 years prison with 3,000,000 Riyals of fine, as maximum punishment.<ref name="P" /> Communications and Information Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia has blocked 0.6 million porn websites.<ref name="P1" >{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/170316/600-000-porn-websites-blocked-in-two-years.html | title=600,000 porn websites blocked in two years | website=www.deccanchronicle.com | access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> Majlis-e-Shoura of Saudi Arabia believes porn is dangerous for children and teenagers, therefore, they are blocking websites to prevent them from viewing porn.<ref name="P1" /> The kingdom is using special hackers to reach such accounts and then reach the users of such accounts to arrest them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/sv/article/av4pj5/inside-the-world-of-saudi-arabias-ethical-hackers | title=The Saudi Government Is Trying to Wipe Porn From the Internet - VICE | website=www.vice.com | access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> |
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Pornography is unlawful in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom has forbidden every type of exhibitionism even a little exhibition of women.[1] Living-and-Working-in-Saudi-Arabia-Rules-Regulations-Laws Due to its relation with origin of Islam, Saudi Arabia implements Islamic law in its constitution. Internet access is very censored in Saudi Arabia, mainly to save children from pornography.[2] 149 people had been arrested in 2015 for searching such material.[2]Government of Saudi Arabia blocked 2,600,000 porn links in 2015.[3] Government of Saudi Arabia is using a number of methods to block porn from vision of its people.[4] About 9,000 twitter accounts have been blocked for suspects of spreading porn by Religious Police of Saudi Arabia.[4] According to "Vice", Saudi Government has blocking 0.4 million sites which are involved in spreading porn in the kingdom.[4] Spreading porn in Saudi Arabia is dealt with 5 years prison with 3,000,000 Riyals of fine, as maximum punishment.[4] Communications and Information Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia has blocked 0.6 million porn websites.[5] Majlis-e-Shoura of Saudi Arabia believes porn is dangerous for children and teenagers, therefore, they are blocking websites to prevent them from viewing porn.[5] The kingdom is using special hackers to reach such accounts and then reach the users of such accounts to arrest them.[6]
References
- ^ "Expat Living and Working in Saudi Arabia - Rules, Regulations, Laws - Soapboxie". soapboxie.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "149 implicated in pornographic crimes - Arab News". www.arabnews.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia blocked 2.6 million pornographic links in 2015 - Al Arabiya English". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "No more porn thank you- Saudi Arabian government is cracking down on internet smut - Metro News". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "600,000 porn websites blocked in two years". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "The Saudi Government Is Trying to Wipe Porn From the Internet - VICE". www.vice.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.