Interior Ministry cracks down on “immoral” TikTok content: The Interior Ministry’s campaign against TikTok content creators over videos deemed socially and morally offensive dominated talk show coverage last night.

Hosts (the vast majority of them on state-owned or government-affiliated broadcasters) claimed widespread public support for the crackdown, which they said came after complaints from the public. Among those confirmed arrested are ‘big name’ influencers including Suzy Elordonia (it’s at least her second arrest), Shaker Mahthor, and Modahem. Youtuber Mohamed Abdelati has also been arrested, according to Al Masry Al Youm. EIPR, the prominent rights group, says at least seven people have been arrested.

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Representative comment: Ala Masouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 5:13) praised the decision, saying those arrested were “spreading vulgar content that undermines social values and has no place in Egyptian homes.” He urged the ministry to continue its campaign.

Cheers from an MP: In a phone-in with Moussa, MP Ahmed Badawi said (watch, runtime:17:42) the arrests have been met with widespread praise from Egyptian social media users. He added that the Supreme Media Council has also called on all social media platforms to appoint a legal representative in Egypt.

REMEMBER- The social media platform has been given a three-month deadline to align its content moderation policies with Egypt’s social and moral standards — or risk a parliamentary move to ban the platform.

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