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الجزيرة نت
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The article focuses on the use and development of cybercrime laws in the Arab world, where these laws have shifted from being tools for digital protection to means of suppressing citizens, especially through regulating online content and published texts. It reviews examples of laws from various countries such as Mauritania, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Syria, and the Gulf states, highlighting how they include provisions related to defamation, insulting national symbols, spreading false news, and undermining values and public security. These aspects raise concerns about rights and freedoms. The discussion also covers ongoing debates about the need for specific cybercrime laws, emphasizing the distinction between protecting systems and regulating content, as well as how these laws impact freedom of expression and content oversight. Additionally, it examines enforcement tools such as bans, blocking, and content removal, and the resulting climate of fear and "engineering" of digital censorship.
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