Regarding censorship in the Middle East, many countries differ in their policies. Overall, the Middle East is composed of about 22 countries, but this number is subjective (many define the Middle East by geographical standards and other standards defined by religious / cultural). Spanning Asia to North Africa with a population of over 300 million, the Middle East continues to grow. However, it is safe to say that the region has become increasingly censored since the turn of the century. In May 1999, all countries of the region, less Libya and Iraq, had some form of international connectivity. In that year, most countries in the Middle East allowed freer expression in line which was authorized by the local news media, such as community print newspapers.
We took a detailed look at some countries to discuss how censorship varies the region.
Egypt
Egyptians have long fought for their government less oppressive censorship. In recent years, Egypt has known many types of media censorship, the Internet television. During the Arab Spring, the people of Egypt, Libya and Syria attended comprehensive Internet stops their governments tried to end the protests. In 2015, the government in Egypt was busy formulating a new law on cybercrime to restrict freedom of expression. As bloggers and journalists were detained, it became clear that Egypt fears push-back from citizens via the Internet, especially social media. In 2015, the restriction of the Internet by the government seemed again to be a critical problem with censorship directly from a media institution aligned with the state. And it is not limited to the Internet; last month, it was reported that Townhouse Gallery in Cairo reopened after being searched without a warrant and closed by the authorities in December. The non-profit art institution can barely even function after being slapped with a list of stringent regulations similar to censorship.
Tunisia
In the African country of Tunisia, censorship of web content has actually decreased since the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (who served from 1987 to 2011). The government that replaced removing the filters on popular social media sites such as YouTube. Since his abduction, there has been a big push towards greater transparency and less regulation. However, the fragile Internet freedom in Tunisia is threatened by a number of previously adopted laws, such as the decree on telecommunications and the Internet 1997 decree These restrictive and oppressive laws on censorship have left lasting scars with the African countries, and only time will tell if the country can truly embrace sustainable Internet freedom.
Israel
as recently as January 2016, Israel was pushing for a global coalition to force social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to block the incentive and take more responsibility for the content they publish. While the intention may be regarded as justified by the idea that terrorists messages must be eliminated, the lawyers talking to The Times of Israel are not convinced of this option was feasible. "The point of social media platforms is to provide a forum for users to express themselves," said a lawyer. "We do not want them to micromanage every bit of data we display, and we probably do not want the admins to Facebook and Twitter to read or view all the images we publish, either."
a quick overview of censorship in the Middle East
most censored countries in the Middle East: Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran
less censored countries in the Middle East: Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia
We encourage our users to stay informed on the important subject of censorship. Freedom House released its 2015 Freedom of the net compared to easily distinguish between the non-free country '' free '' partly free 'and'. The state of the Internet differs worldwide, and it is important to remember that laws and regulations are changing and constantly change from region to region. A Golden Frog, we never compromise our commitment to developing secure, encrypted products such as VyprVPN, to help provide access to a free and open Internet.
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