Below is a direct quote from Arab News, which published an article on Saudi Arabia’s proposed web publishing laws on 2 January.
“Online newspapers, blogs and forums will now need to register with the Ministry of Information and Culture for licenses to operate, according to new regulations that the ministry is to introduce. The new system, which will be introduced in a month’s time, has been discussed by online newspapers and bloggers who say the attempt to regulate online media in the same way that the kingdom’s print publications are regulated is not workable.
The regulations also specify punishments in case of violations. These include the obligatory publishing of corrections, fines an
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