Egypt forms working group to implement social media regulation plan

Egypt's cabinet reviewed a committee report on countering negative social media practices and tasked a working group with implementing its recommendations.

• The prime minister ordered the formation of a working group to follow up implementation of recommendations from a committee chaired by Justice Minister Mahmoud El-Sherif.
• The report proposed amending the Penal Code to increase fines for rumor and fake news offenses.
• The report recommended a national automated content monitoring system and converting the Content Unit into a national technical center.
• The report proposed an operations room to classify violations, with graduated measures from warnings to blocking, alongside awareness campaigns by religious and educational institutions.