Confirmation of the sources of "previously" .. Governor of "the Communications Authority": blocking "Watsab" because of

He confirmed the existence of several "vocal and visual" communication applications operating in the Kingdom

The governor of the Information and Communications Technologies Commission, Abdulaziz Al Ruwais, officially revealed the real reason for the blocking of voice and video services via the Watsab application, due to non-compliance with regulatory requirements.

Al-Ruwais said the blocking of voice and video communications applications is based on the Watsab application due to the lack of regulations.

At the same time, a number of other voice and video communication applications are available and available to Kingdom seekers.

This official statement confirms the earlier publication of "previously" by its sources in an article entitled "Wazab calls must be blocked in Saudi Arabia." Sources "previously": for reasons of organization ", after the Sudden activation of video and voice communication services via the Watsab application, which took hours before returning.

According to sources "previously" informed by the Commission of Communication and Computer Kingdom, the activation of voice and visual communication via the application of "Watsab" in the Kingdom and in some country of the world for regulatory reasons belonging to the owner of the application, is the non-compliance with the requirements of the regulatory requirements of the service in the Kingdom.

The same sources confirmed that "the Authority" continues to periodically oversee the review of companies' compliance with regulatory requirements and will work in cooperation with telecom companies to enable and remove blocking requirements.

It should be noted that the blocking of voice and video communications via Watsab, the world's most widely used messaging application, continues despite the announcement by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdullah bin Amer Al- Sawahah, who has lifted the complete block of all applications with the property of voice and visual communication.

The long period of silence was marked by a long silence from all parties involved in the case, emanating from telecommunications companies operating in the Kingdom and from the Commission for Information and Communication Technologies, which have finally revealed the real reason for the blockage.