{"id":419555,"date":"2017-09-18T08:19:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T08:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/snapchat-blocks-al-jazeera-in-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2017-09-18T08:19:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T08:19:37","slug":"snapchat-blocks-al-jazeera-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/snapchat-blocks-al-jazeera-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div> <\/aside>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Social media platform Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Snapchat said it was asked by the Saudi authorities to remove the Qatari-backed broadcaster\u2019s Discover Publisher Channel because it violated local laws.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar is in an ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>The four countries cut ties with Qatar earlier this year, accusing the country of supporting terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia has one of the world\u2019s most restrictive media environments, according to human rights groups and media freedom advocates.<\/p>\n<p>But the Saudi authorities have a particular dislike for Al Jazeera. At one point they had demanded Qatar\u2019s government shut it down altogether as one of <a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-40378221\">13 conditions to remove sanctions against the country.<\/p>\n<p>Those conditions were later withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia is one of the largest social media markets in the Middle East, boosted by a high rate of smart phone ownership.<\/p>\n<p>That can sometimes place US-listed companies like Snapchat\u2019s parent Snap Inc in an awkward position, as local laws are far more restrictive than in many other markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make an effort to comply with local laws in the countries where we operate,\u201d a Snapchat spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media platform Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia. Snapchat said it was asked by the Saudi authorities to remove the Qatari-backed broadcaster\u2019s Discover Publisher Channel because it violated local laws. Qatar is in an ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE. The four countries cut ties [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-419555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/18\/snapchat-blocks-al-jazeera-in-saudi-arabia\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Social media platform Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia. 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