Saudi Arabia warns Netflix to remove non-Islamic content

According to the media reporter of Fars News Agency, quoted by varietySaudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf countries ordered Netflix to remove non-Islamic content.

Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries in the Middle East have told global streaming giant Netflix to remove non-Islamic content. Although not specified, this means that it must remove content including LGBTQ elements.

The announcement was made Tuesday by the Committee of Electronic Media Officials at the Gulf Cooperation Council, a trade and political association that includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued similar and separate statements.

Saudi state television also aired a video of an interview with a woman identified as a behavioral consultant who described Netflix as an “official supporter of homosexuality,” the Associated Press reported. A cartoon was broadcast in which two women hugged each other.

The Associated Press reported: “Saudi Arabia’s state television also aired a segment suggesting that Netflix may be banned in the country because the programs are accessible to children.

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