Egypt to censor Netflix, Disney+ content
Cairo has tightened down on streaming platforms.
CAIRO — Egypt's Supreme Council for Media Regulation recently announced that a new set of regulations and licenses will be issued for streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney+.
In a Sept. 7 statement, the country’s highest media regulator said a rising number of subscribers to both Netflix and Disney+ in Egypt calls for more regulation of these platforms’ content.
“The licenses and regulations include obligating these platforms to abide by the societal norms and values of the state and taking the necessary measures in the event of broadcasting materials that conflict with the values of society,” the council said in a statement. It did not specify the nature of these new regulations and licenses for online streaming platforms.
The council’s announcement came the day after Saudi Arabia’s General Commission for Audiovisual Media and the Committee of Electronic Media Officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called on Netflix in a joint statement to remove content that “flagrantly contradict Islamic and societal values and principles.”
