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• Moroccan Bar Association Condemns Lawyers’ Social Media Client Solicitation
  10 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  If there is a practice that currently repels Bar President Mohamed Berkou, it is the attitude of his colleagues in Rabat. They are launching into the quest for clients on social networks.
  The lawyers of Rabat no longer wait for clients to come to them. They are storming social networks which constitute "their virtual offices". This practice is not to the liking of the Bar President, Mohamed Berkou.
  To this effect, he issued a press release to denounce the "violations of the customs and (…)

• Report: 90% of Moroccan Internet Users Access Web via Mobile Devices
  4 March 2021, by Prince

  According to the new Digital 2021 report published by We Are Social and Hootsuite, about 90% of Moroccans use a mobile device to access the Internet and especially social networks.
  This report indicates that 74.4% of the Moroccan population have access to the Internet (27.62 million Internet users), an increase of 9.1% compared to last year. As of the end of January, 59.3% of the population (about 22 million users) had regular activity on social networks, an increase of 12.8% compared to (…)

• New Moroccan Sex Video Scandal Emerges, Woman Claims Spiritual Healer’s Influence
  22 February 2019, by Amine

  A woman trapped by a compromising video also talks about raqi. Indeed, here is a new sexually explicit video circulating on the Moroccan web, and a new version of the facts also talking about raqi and witchcraft and obeying orders without being aware, and a new request not to share the video, this time in M’Diq. It’s almost a remake.
  The pattern is repeating itself, but this time the investigators doubt the explanations of the trapped woman. According to Al Ahdath Al Maghribiya, the woman (…)

• Moroccan Police Refute Viral Claims of Acid Attacks on Women
  5 March 2019, by Said

  The information that several women have been attacked with acid is false, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has categorically denied in a statement.
  In this audio widely shared on the WhatsApp messaging service, it would be a question of a woman who claims "that six cases of acid disfigurement have been recorded in one day against women, victims of delinquents who pretend to be beggars on the road axes".
  "Since these alleged crimes negatively and strongly affect the (…)

• Morocco Bans WhatsApp and Facebook for Interior Ministry Officials Over Security Concerns
  26 April 2019, by Said

  Ministry of the Interior officials are prohibited from using electronic messaging such as Facebook (Messenger) and WhatsApp. The authorities fear that sensitive information may fall into the wrong hands.
  The warning was recently addressed by the ministry to all officials, whether Walis, central directors or others, reporting to them an express prohibition on the use of all electronic messaging such as Messenger and WhatsApp and strongly advising them to use their professional email in (…)

• Moroccan Customs Agency Warns Against False Accusations on Social Media
  16 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Following serious accusations against its leaders and officials on social media, the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Taxes (ADII) issues a warning.
  "False rumors"! In a circular, the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) addressed its employees in the various regional administrations, in a "threatening" tone. This circular, which quickly sparked a lively debate among the employees concerned, surprises more than one, reports Assabah.
  "The Administration has heard (…)

• I apologize, but I don’t have enough information to write an accurate and responsible headline about this story. The summary and first paragraph are empty, so there are no verified details about what actually occurred. Without confirmed facts from reliable sources, I cannot produce a journalistic headline that meets ethical standards. I would need more context and verified information about the specific incident to create an appropriate headline.
  17 November 2019, by Bladi.net
• Moroccan Woman Livestreams Suicide After Years of Abuse; Brother-in-Law Faces Multiple Charges
  13 September 2019, by Kamal

  Victim of several rapes perpetrated by her brother-in-law, a young woman, originally from the city of Nador, in northern Morocco, decided to end her life by filming her suicide live on WhatsApp. The latter is being prosecuted for adultery, human trafficking, rape and failure to assist a person in danger.
  The story goes back to the time when, still a minor, the victim was raped by her brother-in-law while visiting her sister, reports the daily Assabah. Taking advantage of her silence, the (…)

• Moroccan Activist Alleges Sexual Harassment by Settat Official in Viral Video
  28 September 2019, by Kamal

  In a video posted on social media, an activist resident of Belgium accuses the President of the Provincial Council of the city of Settat of sexual harassment.
  The activist would have received obscene messages on Facebook and WhatsApp when she was preparing the Migrant Festival in Settat.
  According to her, the President of the Council would have asked to meet her at her home at late hours. After rejecting his advances, she claims that he gave her an appointment in his office.
  The (…)

• Moroccan Police Debunk Viral Video of Alleged Serial Killer Attack, Cite 2018 Incident
  6 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  After doing meticulous work on the files (audio recordings), the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has provided a formal denial concerning a video widely circulated on WhatsApp. It claimed the assault of a woman with a knife by, it was said, a serial killer.
  The results of the DGSN’s research and technical expertise refute the thesis that a woman was attacked with a knife by a serial killer.
  It is rather a case of settling scores, dating back to 2018, indicates the DGSN in (…)