Virtual world crimes related to social media are witnessing a significant increase in Egypt, as the Egyptian authorities arrested a few days ago Prophetic “Enos” Against the background of her publishing videos described as “indecent” on her social media accounts under the title “Daily Routine”, during which she appears in sexy clothes to attract followers and increase views.
The content presented by “Anoosh” sparked widespread controversy on social media in Egypt, and many Facebook users launched a campaign of criticism and ridicule of the content of the clips, and considered that they carried “sexual overtones.”
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Nabawiya was arrested this week, and the authorities accused her of inciting immorality through her accounts on social media, in order to make profits in violation of society’s values, according to the investigation authorities.
Local media quoted the prosecution’s investigations with Nabawiyya as earning up to $1,000 a week.
With the widespread spread of social media, some have turned to the content industry with the aim of reaping profits from views, especially on YouTube for video clips and the application of TikTok.
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incitement to immorality
The crimes related to social media varied, from inciting immorality, as in the case of the Prophet, to being accused of joining a “terrorist group” such as Basma Hijazi, or “Warda”who was arrested by the Egyptian authorities earlier this month and accused of posting videos containing inflammatory content with others.
And “Warda”, also known as “The Abaya Girl”, appeared in a dramatic scene on social media to visit a young man in a prison, which led to her arrest following he received a huge number of views.
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Online drug and fraud
In another form of virtual world crime, Hadeer Atef, a fashion and fashion content creator, and her husband were arrested last month following the police received numerous reports once morest them claiming that they had seized money to invest in exchange for financial profits, and the police had accused her of fraud and fraud.
But the most strange thing is a person who called himself “Abu Kian” and posted an advertisement on his Facebook page to sell cannabis, and local media reported that the security services arrested him last month following his post spread on “Facebook”, and he was seized with two kilograms in his possession. of cannabis drug.
Millions of users of social media
The number of Internet users in Egypt reached regarding 68.5 million last June, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
The number of social media users in Egypt exceeded 51 million in January 2022, an increase of 5% over the same month in 2021, according to a statement by the Information and Decision Support Center affiliated with the Council of Ministers.
The statement stated that the number of YouTube users in Egypt amounted to regarding 46.3 million users, the number of Facebook users to regarding 44.7 million, and the number of Instagram users to 16 million.