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Article

14 Jun 2021

Author:
Nadda Osman, Middle East Eye (UK)

Egypt: TikTok influencer sentenced to three years in prison for ‘violating societal values’ and 'human trafficking'

"Egypt: TikTok influencer sentenced to jail for online content", 9 June 2021

Last week, Renad Emad, a popular Egyptian TikTok influencer, was sentenced to three years in prison by a Cairo economic court. 

...The prosecution also accused Emad of violating societal values, as well as "human trafficking", for exploiting individuals in order to increase the number of viewers to her videos online, though it was unclear exactly what they were referring to...

Her sentencing on Tuesday is part of an ongoing crackdown by the Ministry of Interior on influencers publishing content deemed inappropriate on social media platforms. 

...A number of journalists and human rights experts have previously condemned Egypt’s cybercrime laws, which many believe are used to unfairly target working-class women.

Not only can authorities use them to imprison and fine people for content posted online deemed to be inconsistent with family principles or the values of Egyptian society, but the law also allows any social media accounts with more than 5,000 followers to be monitored.