In Morocco, a bill regulating the use of social networks has been tabled for examination in parliament. It was presented by the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, who intends to crack down on any attempts at defamation or dissemination of videos revealing the private lives of citizens.
Gad Elmaleh was the guest of Manu Katché on February 23 in La Face Katché, on Yahoo. The Moroccan comedian discussed several topics, including his fear when he wants to take the metro.
To connect to the internet, Moroccans mainly use their phones. They spend more than 3 hours a day on it, either to get information or to get training.
Almost all Moroccan children use a smartphone daily. An addiction that increasingly worries parents, overwhelmed by the evolution of digital technology.
In Morocco, the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) has decided to track down Moroccan influencers in order to fight tax evasion. Many Moroccan YouTubers and influencers use international law firms specializing in tax evasion to place their income in tax havens in exchange for a substantial commission.
The website of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) was hacked on Monday by Algerian hackers who were allegedly trained by Iran. The hacked site displayed the Algerian flag accompanied by a threatening message on the home page for a certain time.
The official website of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) was the target of a cyberattack. It was out of service on Monday evening. An Algerian hacker is said to be behind this maneuver.
Hackers affiliated with Iran are said to be linked to a series of targeted attacks on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecommunications operators in Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Israel.
The Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) called on Monday for vigilance in the face of an attempted online fraud. According to the bank’s explanations, a platform is currently broadcasting a contest in its name.
About 28 million Moroccans, or 75% of the population, have access to the Internet and nearly 22 million use social networks, according to a recent study.
Moroccan experts (engineers, developers, marketers...) are pleading for the monetization of Android applications in Morocco. In this sense, Mehdi Sakout, Senior Android engineer, has addressed an open letter to Google.
The search engine Google, launched on the Internet on September 27, 1998, celebrates its 23rd anniversary today. During the year 2020, more than 90% of Moroccans used Google "as their main search engine," according to a study.