The woman admitted to having posted the videos on her social media with the goal of increasing the number of views
Cairo.- Egyptian authorities have arrested a content creator accused of posting videos on her social media in which she appeared dancing in clothing considered “indecent” and contrary to social values, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior reported this Sunday.
The General Directorate for the Protection of Public Morality, under the specialized police sector, investigated the woman following her social media posts and, after completing legal procedures, proceeded to arrest her in the jurisdiction of the Talja Police Station, in the Daqahliya Governorate, north of Cairo.
You might be interested in: Will influencer Gracie Bon be part of GTA 6?
The woman, who according to the authorities has a criminal record, was in possession of a mobile phone that was confiscated and subsequently examined. Investigators claimed to have found evidence on the device related to the activity for which she was being investigated, according to the official statement.
During the interrogation, the woman admitted to having posted the videos on her social media with the goal of increasing the number of views and obtaining financial benefits, according to the version released by the authorities.
More Read
The Ministry of the Interior indicated that the corresponding legal measures were adopted, without specifying for the moment the concrete charges being brought against him or the possible penalties he could face.
Arrest campaign against content creators
The case occurs within the framework of a campaign by Egyptian authorities against certain social media content creators, especially those whose videos are considered contrary to public morality or family values.
Last March, the Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of a young woman who had walked through a square in the city of Itsa, in Fayum province, dressed as a witch for the purpose of attracting attention, increasing views on her posts, and generating income. The woman admitted that she had recorded and shared the images on social media to achieve those goals.
More Read
Egyptian authorities reactivated in 2025 a campaign of arrests of content creators on TikTok and other platforms, in which more than 80 people were detained by October, according to data collected at the time by human rights organizations.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has documented this campaign, which began in 2020, and maintains that it started by primarily affecting women who posted videos dancing on social media, but that it subsequently expanded to other content creators and individuals accused of spreading opinions considered contrary to social or religious values.
Human rights organizations have particularly questioned the use of Article 25 of the Cybercrime Law, which includes a clause regarding “family values,” and have warned that this provision has been increasingly applied against citizens for their online posts.
