Saudi Arabia and Gulf states demand choose content material be pulled from Netflix

The Gulf Cooperation Council's digital media committee has known as on Netflix to take away content material from its platform that it deems inappropriate.

The committee's calls for are on account of content material that "violates Islamic and societal values and ideas," in accordance with a press release obtained by Arab News.

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"In gentle of the current remark that the platform was broadcasting visible materials and content material which violates content material controls in GCC international locations,” the assertion says. “[The content] violates Islamic and societal values and ideas. As such, the platform was contacted to take away this content material, together with content material directed at youngsters, and to make sure adherence to the legal guidelines.”

The assertion additionally says that "crucial authorized measures might be taken" if Netflix doesn't deal with the content material the committee finds objectionable.

The Gulf Cooperation Council consists of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Movie and tv censorship within the area has turn out to be an issue for a number of streaming providers. Disney+ introduced final month it will not stream the film Lightyear, which encompasses a same-sex kiss, and the sequence Baymax, which additionally options an LGBT character, in a number of Center Japanese nations.