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• Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay Hassan Gains Massive Social Media Following
  22 June 2024, by Prince

  The heir apparent Moulay Hassan, 21, is followed by thousands of subscribers on the various accounts dedicated to him on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
  Moulay Hassan enjoys great popularity on social media. Several accounts have been created on Facebook, Instagram and even TikTok to share news about the heir to the Moroccan throne. The posts on the pages of the eldest son of King Mohammed VI and Princess Lalla Salma generate a lot of interest, reports El Debate. His story, his accession (…)

• Algerian Police Hunt 7 Moroccans in Illegal Immigration Network Bust
  20 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  After the arrest of four Algerians this week, Oran is on the trail of seven Moroccans. They are said to have set up an organization to organize illegal immigration trips, and operated through Facebook.
  According to the Algerian press, it is a specialized social media team, attached to the Judicial Police Brigade of Aïn El Turk (Oran), which discovered an organization that offered illegal immigration trips between Oran and Spain. Algerians and Moroccans were behind it.
  Determined to (…)

• Moroccan Ikea Employee Becomes Social Media Weather Sensation with 180,000 Followers
  21 January 2021, by Ginette

  Every day since 2015, Farid El Mokkadem has been broadcasting a weather report on his Facebook page and is now followed by more than 180,000 people. At 35, this Moroccan, a salesman at Ikea, is seriously considering devoting himself exclusively to this passion that has propelled him onto social networks.
  Farik El Mokkadem did not become "Mr. Weather-Mons" by chance. He has been passionate about weather phenomena since his earliest childhood. In an interview with SudInfo, he explained that (…)

• Facebook Accused of Selling 16 Million Moroccan Users’ Data to Companies
  26 May 2019, by Said

  The social network Facebook has sold the data of its users, including Moroccans, to several Moroccan and international companies. This number is estimated at around 16 million.
  Relying on an investigation conducted by the Daily Mail newspaper, the daily Al Massae claims that personal data has been sold by Facebook to telecommunications, telephony or advertising companies.
  Morocco is not the only one affected by these sales, the Daily Mail citing at least a hundred companies from about (…)

• Morocco’s Data Protection Agency Demands Answers from Facebook over User Privacy
  27 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  The officials of the National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection (CNDP) do not approve of Facebook’s behavior.
  Indeed, in a press release published by MAP, the CNDP has expressly asked the social network to respond to its concerns about the personal data of Moroccan Internet users.
  According to the press release, the Commission’s aim is to ensure that the data centers hosting the personal data, both those collected from them with their consent and those generated by (…)

• Morocco Secures Facebook Data Protection Channel for Its Users
  29 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  An email address has been available since Wednesday, November 27 to receive complaints from Moroccan users of the Facebook group’s networks, related to the protection of their personal data.
  Following the meeting in Paris between President Omar Seghrouchni and a representative of the Facebook group on November 5, the Data Protection Authority Casework (DPA Casework) service has been set up by the National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection (CNDP).
  According to (…)

• Morocco Considers Unified Health Coverage Amid Calls for Post-Crisis Reforms
  27 April 2020, by Ginette

  FGD deputy and city councilor of Rabat Omar Balafrej, advocates for a unified medical coverage system. This was during a remote conference organized by the Democratic and Progressive Chabiba Movement, affiliated with the PSU, on its Facebook page.
  During this conference, the elected official explained that "the different systems currently in force only include a few categories of employees and professionals, while an even larger part is covered by the Medical Assistance Scheme". For him, (…)

• Lebanese Outrage Grows Over Moroccan Prince’s Call for Revolt After Beirut Blast
  9 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  Prince Moulay Hicham and the Islamist sheikh Hassan El Kettani made offensive remarks towards the Lebanese after the two macabre explosions in Beirut. The Lebanese press and Internet users are crying out in outrage.
  In a Facebook post, the prince called on the Lebanese to revolt. This call has provoked many reactions. "Why are these calls for rebellion not enough for what is happening in Syria, Libya and Yemen, and what is your problem with the internal problems that concern only (…)

• Israeli Minister Dons Moroccan Caftan for Mimouna Festival, Celebrating Cultural Ties
  6 April 2021, by Ginette

  The resumption of relations between Morocco and Israel is making Israeli citizens of Moroccan origin happy, who no longer miss any opportunity to display their identity. This is the case of the Israeli Minister of Transport Miri Regev, who, on her Facebook account, shared a photo of herself wearing a Moroccan caftan on the occasion of the Mimouna festival, celebrated on April 3 last.
  The choice of this traditional outfit takes into account the fact that Mimouna is a popular festival (…)

• Moroccan Minister Claims Facebook Hacked After Explicit Photo Appears on Page
  21 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  A photo of a porn actress was posted on the Facebook page of the Minister of Employment. Mohamed Yatim stated that it was an act of hacking orchestrated to tarnish his reputation.
  Mohamed Yatim is once again the victim of a smear campaign. This is what the Minister of Employment tried to explain following the publication of the photo of a porn actress on his Facebook page.
  "May God forgive them for hacking my page by posting this photo without my knowledge," he said in a letter to the (…)