Morocco Considers Taxing Tech Giants Facebook and Google
20 May 2019
With its 16 million users in Morocco, Facebook is making record profits in the country. The Moroccan authorities intend to claim their share of the cake.
Morocco to Impose Tax on Tech Giants Google, Facebook, and GAFA Companies
12 May 2019
The internet giants will also have to pay up in Morocco, where a tax on profits made in the kingdom by the GAFA (Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon) is planned to be applied.
Morocco Bans WhatsApp and Facebook for Interior Ministry Officials Over Security Concerns
26 April 2019
Ministry of the Interior officials are prohibited from using electronic messaging such as Facebook (Messenger) and WhatsApp. The authorities fear that sensitive information may (…)
Facebook Bans British Far-Right Groups in Hate Speech Crackdown
20 April 2019
Several British far-right groups have been excluded from Facebook pages. According to the American social network’s officials, these groups that "spread hatred" had "no place" (…)
Moroccan Royal Photographer Abruptly Shuts Down Social Media Amid Controversy
12 April 2019
"The Mysterious Photographer of the King", as Jeune Afrique had named him, has just closed his social media accounts. After saying several things that do not bode well.
Moroccan Imam Arrested for Social Media Post Against Pope’s Visit
2 April 2019
The surveillance cell of the Moroccan police has just submitted to the justice system the file of an imam residing in Temara, in the outskirts of Rabat, following his remarks (…)
Moroccan Activist Jailed for Facebook Post Calling for Prime Minister’s Death
20 January 2019
Back to square one for the former founder of the February 20 movement Oussama El Khlifi, who has just been sentenced to a prison term for calls for murder broadcast on Facebook.