The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA) is located in the Middle East, occupying about 80% of the Arabian Peninsula.
It’s an absolute monarchy, even if the King must comply with the Sharia (Islamic Law) and the Koran. The Constitution of the KSA is based on the Koran and the Sunna (Muhammad traditions). It is considered the seventh most authoritarian regime among 167 countries rated, according to the Economist’s 2010 Democracy Index, where no political parties nor national elections are permitted. The Royal family reigns over the political system.
Internet has penetrated the country in 1994 for medical institutions, and was officially available to the public in 1999 by a ministerial decision. As most countries in the area KSA also heavily censors Internet access. The authorities claim that they implemented the censorship to protect their moral and religious values.
They use a series of filtering and monitoring software to keep control on the access to the online information. Their main efforts are to block pornographic, homosexual or gambling sites and any anti-government content. Videos with explicit sexual material, anti-Islam content, gay material, any critics susceptible to compromise the public order, sites referring to alcohol and drugs are all banned.
Internet surveillance is also very strict. Internet cafes must have a hidden cameras to report the names and identities of their customers, if requested.
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