In Dubai, for the mark of people in photos on Facebook you can go to jail

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Dubai has published a curious document on Facebook's rules of conduct. This document is one of the parts of the collection of documents under the general title “The UAE Social Media White Papers” and, as stated in the brief description, these documents are designed specifically to draw users' attention to the rules of conduct and publishing on the most popular social networks and not to the laws of the UAE.

Laws in the UAE explicitly prohibit the publication of content that violates public morality, the principles of Islam and, in general, any content that could be offensive to the government or nation. Here are some basic rules:

1. You may not tag people in photos without prior permission;
2. You may not post posts containing information (or images) about alcohol, dates, or other adult content without appropriate restrictions. That is, photos in the style of “I'm drunk, srach in the apartment, I'm happy very much” can be spread, but with limited viewing rights only for friends, in no case is not in the public domain;
3. What is particularly pleased, all of the above applies, including, to any unwanted advertising, including spam messages.

Also, this document contains excerpts from Facebook's “Agreement on the Use”, with comments, recommendations on the IT security of using social networks, and a separate warning that Facebook has broad rights to any published content.

So in conclusion: for violating these rules, it can be up to 6 months in prison and / or a fine of up to 500,000 dirhams (something around 5 million rubles).

By TRA materials