UAE: Causing harm to national security, spreading rumours; full list of fines for breaking social media rules

UAE: Causing harm to national security, spreading rumours; full list of fines for breaking social media rules


Here are the full list of penalties and fines for committing social media violations

  • Information that agitates public opinion, causes panic or harms national security and affairs — one year in prison and Dh100,000 fine
  • Fake news, rumours, misleading or inaccurate information that contradicts official announcements— one year in prison and Dh100,000 fine
  • Fake news during pandemics, emergencies or crises — two years in prison and Dh200,000 fine
  • Photos or videos of other people without their consent — six months in prison and/or Dh150,000-Dh500,000 fine
  • Photos or videos of accident or crisis victims, whether dead or injured — six months in prison and/or Dh150,000-Dh500,000 fine
  • Comments, news, photos or information about a person, even if true, that may cause harm — six months in prison and/or Dh150,000-Dh500,000 fine
  • Misleading or inaccurate ads — prison term and/or Dh20,000-Dh500,000 fine
  • Information or data that defames a foreign country — six months in prison and/or Dh100,000 - Dh500,000 fine
  • Pornography or indecent content — prison term and/or Dh250,000 - Dh500,000 fine
  • Content that contains blasphemy and defames religions - prison term and/or Dh250,000 - Dh1 million fine
  • Content for collecting donations — prison term and/or Dh200,000 - Dh500,000 fine
  • Content that promotes unlicensed medical products — jail term and/or fine

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