Amman, The Cybercrime Unit said that it continues to monitor content published on social media, especially with regard to hate speech, incitement to vandalism, and attacks on law enforcement agencies and public and private property.
Various social media platforms formed a fertile environment for many to exploit recent protests that took place in a number of regions in the Kingdom, accompanied by the strike of truck owners and workers in the transport sector, to inflame public opinion, by broadcasting inflammatory and fabricated content.
During the past few days, the Cybercrime Unit monitored remarkable activity for fake accounts from inside and outside the Kingdom, which worked on reproducing videos of previous protests, and exploiting video clips from other countries and attributing them to many regions in the Kingdom, inciting more violence, vandalism and riots.
The incitement content on social media platforms during the past few days reflected an unbridled desire of their publishers to harm Jordan’s security and stability, and attack its security apparatus, in violation of professionalism, objectivity and credibility, and an attack on the sovereignty of the Jordanian state and its institutions, especially the security apparatus.
As part of its efforts to enforce the law and preserve the security and stability of Jordan and the security of its citizens, the unit said that it had informed owners of these platforms, in cooperation with relevant government institutions and within the legal framework, on the inflammatory content of many accounts. It said that it received a quick response from these platforms, which deleted many fabricated and malicious videos, and suspended many accounts targeting Jordan, by broadcasting hate speech and calling for violence and vandalism.
The unit reaffirmed that it will continue to apply the law forcefully and firmly, and refer anyone who commits such crimes to justice.
She noted that the decision to temporarily suspend one of these platforms is due to the many videos full of incitement to murder and chaos on this platform.
Source: Jordan News Agency – Petra