Egyptian authorities are widening their morality crackdown to TikTok and other short video platforms, using vague charges of indecency and violating family values to detain comedians, belly dancers and youth creators. The arrests of high visibility figures like Mohamed Abdelaty show how digital platforms have become a new front line for tightening control over artistic and everyday expression in Egypt.
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I work carefully and imperceptibly below the surface when it comes to freedom of artistic expression. Deep down I stand by those who want to break it but remind them of realities above the surface. At the same time, the water becomes shallower. This is my duty as a producer.
(Faisal Kiwewa, Bayimba, Uganda.)
