An Egyptian court on June 20 slapped two TikTok female activists with jail sentences amid calls for censorship of the video-sharing application’s content.
The Cairo Criminal Court had sentenced TikTok activist Haneen Hossam in absentia to 10 years in prison and a fine of 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($12,800). It also sentenced Mawadda al-Adham to six years in prison and a fine of 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($12,800). They are both convicted of human trafficking.
