Facebook users should be aware of the following:
• Do not tag other users without their consent. The UAE law contains broad provisions relating to the protection of privacy and reputation.
• You should not share your password or otherwise do anything that might jeopardize the security of your account.
• Facebook has broad rights to use the content which users post, and the right to use them in any way it wants.
Twitter Rules
Before making any tweets and hashtags on the microblogging social site, take note of the following rules from TRA:
• Do not publish content that is contrary to public morals, the principles of Islam and the social and moral welfare of the UAE or any content that contains irreverence towards Islam or other religions.
• Respect the UAE government, its leadership, political institutions and ultimately the UAE’s cultural heritage and social norms and customs.
• You must not publish direct, specific threats of violence against others. This also includes hate speeches and content that is threatening or contains graphic or gratuitous violence.
• You should think carefully about the content you are posting. You are responsible for the content you post. You should bear this in mind if you are posting content which you do not own or which contains material that is subject to someone else’s rights.
• You must not publish other people’s private information without their consent.
