Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries have demanded the removal of advertisements that conflict with Islamic and social values from the onli...
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries have demanded the removal of advertisements that conflict with Islamic and social values from the online video sharing and social media platform 'Netflix', warning that necessary legal action will be taken if the content is not removed.
According to a report by a foreign news agency published in Dawn newspaper, this statement was jointly issued by six members of the Gulf Corporation Council and the Saudi media regulator. .
The statement said that "the platform has been contacted to remove the said content, especially the content regarding children".
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The statement said that Netflix was showing content to users in Saudi Arabia that was against media laws, warning that it would take necessary legal action if it continued to broadcast such content. will go
Relations with American film distributors in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, have been a source of controversy over the portrayal of sexual minorities in American films.
Saudi Arabia began opening cinemas in 2017, after this April Saudi Arabia asked Disney to remove LGBTQ content from Marvel's superhero film Doctor Strange.
Disney rejected Saudi Arabia's request, after which the film was not screened in the country.
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Saudi Arabia also banned Disney's animated film 'Lightyear' from showing controversial content.
Although no official statement has been issued by the Gulf countries on Netflix's objection to anti-Islamic content, the UAE is considered relatively more liberal than other Gulf states.
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