What are the illegal Social Media Activities as per the UAE Laws?

 If you are in UAE you want to be aware of the laws during your time on social media because these platforms can be used for a lot more than just fun. There are illegal activities that you might do without knowing or that someone else might do to you. In this case, you will have to be able to protect yourself and use the services of a well-known lawyer. If you don’t know which activities are illegal on social media, we put together a list that you should definitely be aware of.

 

1. Tagging someone in a post without their consent

 

If you are familiar with social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others, you know that tagging other people in your post in a very popular feature of these websites. But you should make sure that the person you are tagging allows you to expose them, in front of your other friends or followers. If they are not comfortable with you tagging them you will need to refrain from this activity. At the same time, if someone is tagging you, make sure that you give them the access and the permission to do that. If you get tagged in a post that you don’t agree with, ask the user who tagged you to remove you first. After they refuse to do that, you have the option of using legal tools to protect your privacy online if you need to do that. You might need to work with the best law firms in Dubai to get such a situation sorted out. 

 

2. Sharing a picture of another person without their consent

 

Sharing a picture of another person on a social media network is similar to tagging them. You will need to get their approval to do that. If you have one of your pictures shared by a different user without your consent you can sue them or legally force them to remove the post. But do that only if they refused to do it at a verbal warning. There are legal services you can use if they don’t want to cooperate with you and remove the picture.

 

3. Online bullying

 

Online bullying is illegal not only on social media but also on many other platforms such as different chat rooms. If you are the victim of online bullying or someone you know might be that victim, you can definitely work with a lawyer to find the proper solution to such a situation. Online bullying in all its forms is illegal and punished by the law once there is enough evidence of such behavior. You can always get in contact with the lawyers at Nour attorneys to solve your situation to the best of your benefit and in the fastest time by following all the legal procedures in the matter.

 

4. Online threatening

 

Threatening someone as well as blackmailing them is illegal both online and offline. But you will notice that online threats tend to be more common than offline ones. If you find yourself the victim of any kind of online threat, you should not ignore it. You never know when the person who made the threat will act in consequence and actually put it in practice. This is why you have to stop such behavior as soon as it starts because it is important to protect your safety over all the other aspects. Once again, the lawyers at our company can help you to do just that and with minimal effort or hassle on your side.

 

5. Fake social media profiles

 

The last but definitely not the least issue that comes outside of the legal realm in terms of social media activity is face profiles. This is also a very common situation since it is fairly easy to create a profile nowadays on any of the social media platforms you might want to be on. If you try to be someone else online there will be consequences. But you might notice that someone you know could try to be a different person case in which you should take action to, in order to eliminate the fake profiles from the platform. Keep your identity and share just as much information as you are comfortable sharing on social media. No one will be able to track you if you set your profile right and read the policy of the website.

 

If you get into any of these issues, you will need to work with the services of the best lawyer in Dubai. Luckily, you don’t need to look any further as at our company you will find all that and more. Our specialists are the best on the market and they offer you the assistance you need to overcome any type of legal challenges.