Controversies Surrounding TikTok: Violations, Public Outrage, and Legal Actions

2023-07-17 11:36:24

“It is contrary to public morals and contrary to the customs and traditions of society.” The previous phrase has increased in recent times, and often the “Tik Tok” application is always associated with the same phrase, in light of the desire of a number of application users to make more profits and achieve more fame. , and flouting the traditions and societal customs in the Kingdom, which the concerned authorities are addressing, with clear firmness.

Anger over “Tik Tok’s transgressions” did not stop at official movements. On the popular scale, there were movements and demands from citizens to take action and demand the prosecution of those trying to impose this abnormal culture on society, and the past few hours witnessed demands on social media, to arrest a famous person. On Snapchat, he appeared in a video clip of the “Tik Tok” application, as he behaved contrary to public morals and contradicted the customs and traditions of society.

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The state of anger did not stop at the demand for the arrest of a “famous Tik Tok”; Where many tweeters launched a hashtag on the micro-blogging site “Twitter”, calling for the arrest of the young man, criticizing his disgraceful behavior, especially since many children follow social networking applications.

And one of the tweeters said: “I do not like to participate in the hashtags, but it is clear that he must hold on, and the dirty behavior is not the first time he settles it.” While another tweeter said, “The young man has been repeating his immoral behavior since 2020.”

In a related context, a second Twitter user demanded that he be held accountable for the video clips that this person publishes, noting that they “distort children’s minds and incite immorality and immorality.”

A third tweeter said: “We hope the competent authorities will take the necessary measures against him,” while a tweeter confirmed, “We must hear (the arrest has been made).”

Tweeter, Rabaa, asked parents to delete the application from their children’s phones, saying: “Delete TikTok from your children’s phones, and by God, you will be held accountable for the Asir account.”

Violations are increasing and the Commission is pursuing violators

The interesting thing here is that the behavior of the “popular Tik Tok” came at a time when everyone began to notice an increase in the rate of violations of “Tik Tok” in the recent period, and the General Authority for Audiovisual Media had stated earlier that it was monitored during the first quarter of the year 2023 AD. , more than 4,000 media violations.

Recently, the General Authority for Audiovisual Media summoned a female user of the TikTok platform. This was after her racist abuses during her appearance on a live broadcast on the platform, which is considered a violation of the electronic publishing regulations, explaining that “legal penalties were imposed on her for violating the content controls.”

The General Authority for Audiovisual Media also issued, earlier, a violation against one of the content creators on social media, which is publishing violating content that raises tribal and racist strife among members of society on the “Tik Tok” platform, and the authority indicated that “the penalty for the violation is to” publish An apology, with the closure of the account for a period of 6 months, in addition to a fine of 30,000 riyals.

Among the cases that witnessed controversy in the Kingdom and related to the Tik Tok application, what happened in 2020 AD; Where a person was arrested in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, who published a clip that aroused great dissatisfaction at the time because of his attempt to exploit minors and photograph them. The hashtag “A celebrity who exploits minors” was launched.

In April 2020, the Ministry of Interior arrested a celebrity from the TikTok application, in the Riyadh region, after he broadcasted videos that violated the customs and traditions of the Kingdom.

And in April 2021 AD, Saudi traffic overthrew a celebrity from the “Tik Tok” application, who left the driving seat and climbed up to the sunroof while the car was moving. He was referred to the Traffic Authority to apply the penalties prescribed by the system.

As for last April, the General Authority for Audiovisual Media issued a violation against one of the content creators on the TikTok platform, for publishing violating content that stirs tribal and racist strife among members of society, and the punishment imposed on him included imposing a fine of 30,000 riyals, and closing his account for 6 months. and post an apology.

Law and “Tik Tok”

While jurists affirmed, “sexual insinuations or verbal or kinetic harassment that has become widespread in some social media applications, such as Tik Tok, are punishable by law with a strict penalty of up to five years in prison or a fine of three million riyals, or both imprisonment and a fine.”

Tik Tok and children… warnings of dangers

In turn, the social counselor, Fahd Al-Qahtani, spoke about the danger of applying Tik Tok to the personality of children, referring to the occurrence of divorces and family problems.

Al-Qahtani said, during an intervention with “An-Nahar Bulletin” on the “Al-Ikhbariya” channel: “Tik Tok” causes security crimes as a result of the challenges, pranks, and wrong behaviors spread in the application, which cause a danger to society, especially with the presence of more than 22 million users of the Tik application. Talk in Saudi Arabia.

The social counselor, in the context of his speech, warned of the impact of the TikTok application on the children’s personality, explaining that “the application isolates children from the educational and psychological environment of their families, and they watch offensive content with an exciting and attractive template, which contradicts constants, values, traditions and customs.”

Al-Qahtani called on families and parents to choose programs that are useful and appropriate for their children, with informed oversight and not spying, that contribute to implanting values ​​and constants, pointing out that there are more than 22 million individuals using the TikTok application in the Kingdom.

It is noteworthy that the General Commission for Audiovisual Media plays its role in organizing and developing media content for the media sector, within a framework that guarantees a clear methodology for all stakeholders, including beneficiaries, facilities and workers in the field, in accordance with the Kingdom’s media policy.

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