On Thursday, Minister of State for Information Affairs, the official spokesman for the government, Faisal Shboul, participated in the meeting of the fifty-second regular session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers, which was hosted by the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

Minister Shboul gave a speech during the meeting, in which he said: One of the most important media challenges we face is the central and core issue of the Arabs, the Palestinian cause, of a media siege against Palestinian content or content supporting the Palestinian cause on social media platforms of international media companies, where it is blocked Pro-Palestine content under flimsy justifications.

He stressed that defending the presence of Palestinian content and content supporting the Palestinian cause on global digital platforms is one of the components of the digital diplomacy proposal submitted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the General Secretariat, pointing out that the proposal received support and benefited greatly from the views contributed by Arab countries, and was adopted From the Council of Arab Information Ministers.

Al-Shboul pointed out that the media is one of the weapons in all the turmoil in the region and the Arab world, but it has become the victim in many cases, especially in light of the digital revolution and the direct effects of the social media challenge.

In this regard, he warned against lingering in responding to these challenges that the media is going through: “So that we do not delay again, and lose a new battle in defending our fateful issues, our culture and the image of our human being in a changing and volatile world.”

Al-Shboul stressed that objective professional media is the right of the public everywhere, pointing to the necessity of Arab collective action and action to protect private Arab media before the public, from the dangers of stumbling and bankruptcy, and leaving a vacuum filled by alternative means that do not recognize the media’s rules, laws and charters “and do not recognize the control of their contents.” Or taking into account cultures and idiosyncrasies, except in the face of the powerful and the blocs.”

Shboul pointed out the need for governments to cooperate with scientific institutes, civil society institutions and the media to address this new reality, through three tracks: the first of which is media education for young people in schools, while the second track included institutes and universities, and the need for academic separation between the media and its laws and charters on the one hand, And social media and its regulatory frameworks on the other hand, as well as legislation that protects the media and the public.

During his speech, he pointed out two important goals that must be included in the relationship with international media companies and their platforms. The first goal included the right to control content, by reaching a common understanding regulating the relationship between Arab countries and these companies, in the field of defining content that constitutes hate speech in Our communities, and the need to control illegal content, in addition to regulating the work of digital broadcasting platforms (such as OTT).

The second goal is the right of the media in the advertising market, through specific mechanisms to impose digital taxes on the activities and profits of social media.

The Assistant Secretary-General – Head of the Media and Communication Sector at the League of Arab States, Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, delivered the speech of the League’s Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on his behalf.

Khattabi referred to the recommendations issued by the Arab media meetings hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at the end of last July, regarding the inclusion of educational media (media and information education) in the teaching curricula in Arab countries, stressing that it is a practical step to immunize young people from discourses of violence and misinformation and stimulate critical thinking skills. away from monolithic stereotypes.

He stressed that the university responded immediately to the Palestinian initiative to make May 11 a global day of solidarity with the Palestinian media, pointing out that this day coincides with the anniversary of the assassination of the media martyr Shireen Abu Akleh, as an expression of absolute solidarity with all Palestinian journalists and media professionals. Those who suffer greatly from the systematic harassment of the Israeli occupation authorities while carrying out their professional mission.

Al-Khattabi praised the efforts of the Republic of Sudan in chairing the previous session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers, congratulating the Arab Republic of Egypt on presiding over the current session of the Council.

It is noteworthy that the Jordanian delegation participating in the work of the fifty-second regular session of the Council of Arab Information Ministers was headed by Minister of State for Information Affairs Faisal Al-Shboul, and included in its membership: Director General of the Radio and Television Corporation Muhammad Balkar, Media Adviser at the Jordanian Embassy in Cairo Alaa Al-Zyoud, and Ahmed Al-Majali from Media Prime minister.

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