You know the Presidential Communication Center in our country, you can use it when you want to report a crime, provided that you do not abuse it. A similar system has emerged in Saudi Arabia, but it’s a Google Play and App Store app.
Yes, Saudi Arabian citizens can report others using an Android and iOS app. And these people they complain about can actually be punished. This practice, which should actually serve a good purpose, is abused by both citizens and Saudi Arabian governments.
Anti-government people being reported from the app
The main purpose of the application called Kollona Amn is to enable all citizens in Saudi Arabia to easily report an emergency with photos. So a theft is happening right in front of your eyes? You can report with images. Was there a car accident? You can instantly summon health units.
However, some people in Saudi Arabia started to abuse this practice and started to denounce anti-government citizens in practice. Oddly enough, law enforcement did indeed arrest several of these reported anti-government activists. In fact, a Saudi academic was reported about this practice last month, arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Normally, Google and Apple have important policies against practices that encourage such harassment and discrimination. However, for some reason, Kollona Amn is still not removed from either the Google Play Store or the App Store. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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