The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned that every social media account holder is fully responsible for what he posts on the account.

She emphasized that every action by any tweeter, content publisher, user, or page manager exposes its owner to legal responsibility, noting in this regard that what is expected by some communication users is incorrect regarding the absence of controls or laws that limit the negative uses of electronic sites, especially communication sites Social.

The authority stated that there has been a noticeable increase in the use of social networking sites, during the past months, as a result of the precautionary measures taken to limit the spread of the new Corona virus, especially for social spacing.

She explained that the total number of times the use of applications for social networking sites rose by varying proportions of up to 26%, as the use of the "Netflix" network increased by 26%, while the use of the "Twitter" website increased by 22%, and the use of "Facebook" increased by 17% , While the use of "YouTube" increased by 16%, and "Instagram" by 12%, while the use of the site "Snapchat" increased by 9%.

The authority stated that the e-commerce sector has witnessed great popularity in conjunction with government decisions aimed at reducing unnecessary gatherings by more than 40%.

Finally, the commission stressed that providing incorrect or inaccurate information through the means of information technology is a crime punishable by the law against information technology crimes in the country, warning in educational leaflets through its pages on social media sites against accepting unknown persons with respect to the account holder on accounts Communication. She said that the user who is keen to protect his privacy and data, creates a special account on the media and accepts only the people he knows.

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