WhatsApp to Stop Working on Older Smartphones Starting November 1
31 October 2021
The WhatsApp messaging service will stop working on certain smartphones starting tomorrow, Monday, November 1.
Internet Usage Soars in Morocco: 75% Online, 60% Active on Social Media
7 October 2021
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.
Viral Video Hoax Falsely Claims Moroccan Migrants Abuse Spanish Aid System
12 August 2021
The author of the video that went viral on social networks and in which five men, presumed to be Moroccan migrants, claim that they benefit from Spanish state aid without (…)
WhatsApp Dominates Moroccan Social Media, Study Finds 90% Urban Usage
13 May 2021
A large majority, or 84% to 90% of Moroccans, use the WhatsApp messaging service. In this group of users, 79% are true addicts, while nearly 3 out of 4 Moroccans regularly use (…)
French Comedian Sentenced to Prison in Morocco for Controversial Social Media Video
22 April 2021
French comedian Brahim Bouhlel and influencer Zbarbooking have been sentenced to prison by the Moroccan justice system for posting an allegedly insulting video on social media.
Report: 90% of Moroccan Internet Users Access Web via Mobile Devices
4 March 2021
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.
Moroccan Users Flock to Signal as WhatsApp Privacy Concerns Grow
11 January 2021
Many Moroccan internet users have left WhatsApp for the Signal app. And for good reason.
Moroccan Woman Jailed for Sharing Explicit Videos with Online Lover
19 November 2020
The Correctional Court of Youssoufia sentenced a married woman to six months in prison for recording and sending pornographic videos via WhatsApp to her virtual lover, a man (…)
Cellphone Merchant Flees After Leaked Sex Videos Spark Scandal in Moroccan City
7 November 2020
The leakage of pornographic videos of married women on WhatsApp has given rise to discord within several families in Salé. The author of these videos, a merchant who sells and (…)
Bestselling Author Leïla Slimani Quits Social Media, Citing Rampant Hate
22 October 2020
Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani has deactivated all her social media accounts. She says she is outraged and saddened by the hatred that reigns there.