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UAE blocks more than 1,000 illegal websites for
violating cyber laws
Most of the illegal websites were blocked during Ramadan, when there was more
demand for multimedia content
by
Angel Tesorero
Published: Thu 30 May 2024, 2:26 PM
Last updated: Thu 30 May 2024, 10:50 PM
The UAE has blocked more than 1,000 websites this year that violated intellectual
property rights by illegally broadcasting entertainment content owned by various media
networks, the Ministry of Economy (MoE) said on Thursday.
Most of the illegal websites were blocked during Ramadan, when there was more
demand for multimedia content, said Dr. Abdulrahman Hassan Al Muaini, assistant
undersecretary for Intellectual Property Rights Sector at the Ministry of Economy.
He noted: “Since the implementation of ‘InstaBlock’ initiative in the holy month of
Ramadan, we have blocked a total of 1,117 websites that infringed upon intellectual
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