The crime of digital promotion of terrorism through digital platforms and new media: a comparative study of Jordanian and Emirati laws

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

International Journal of Electronic Governance

Publication Date

2-25-2025

Abstract

This study addresses the crime of promoting terrorist acts through digital platforms, its dangers, and the legislative gaps in this context within the Jordanian Cybercrime Law No. 17 of 2023, comparing it with the corresponding legislative provisions in UAE. The problem at the core of this study lies in the insufficiency of the Jordanian Cybercrime Law to effectively address the crime of promoting terrorist acts through digital platforms, social media, new media, and smart applications, with a clear oversight despite its importance and necessity. The study concludes with several results and recommendations, which will be summarised here. Firstly, technical infrastructure issues: The technical infrastructure continues to face significant issues that allow terrorists to infiltrate, along with insufficient international cooperation between Jordan and other countries to address advanced electronic threats and ensure effective digital security. The study concludes with several recommendations, the most prominent being the need to add a specific provision to the Jordanian Cybercrime Law No. 17 of 2023 to penalise this crime.

ISSN

1742-7517

Publisher

Inderscience Publishers

Volume

16

Issue

4

First Page

453

Last Page

467

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Digital promotion, Terrorism, Cybercrime Law, Legislative provisions, Jordan and UAE

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no

Open Access

no

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