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

Authors: Ashraf Fathi Al-Rai; Nayel Musa AlOmran; Mohamed Abdul Jail Al Ansari

Addresses: Digital Law Department, College of Humanities, Midocean University, P.O. Box 51124, Fujairah, UAE ' Department of Legal Studies, Zayed University, P.O. Box 19282, Abu Dhabi, UAE ' 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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.

Keywords: crime of digital; promotion; terrorism; digital platforms; new media.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2024.144636

International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2024 Vol.16 No.4, pp.453 - 467

Received: 15 Sep 2024
Accepted: 09 Nov 2024
Published online: 25 Feb 2025 *

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