Social Media: Sending heart emojis to girls can land you in jail

Social Media: Be careful while messaging on social media from now on. If you send heart symbol on WhatsApp, Facebook, you will get jail term. Social Media: Sending heart emojis to girls can land you in jail. Such a strict law has been implemented. But not in our country, in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, if you send a heart symbol to a girl, you will have to spend 2 to 5 years in jail.

Sending a heart emoji to a girl through social networking sites in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is now considered a crime of incitement to debauchery, punishable by law. According to Kuwaiti lawyer, Haya Al Shalahi, those convicted of this offence can face up to two years in prison along with a fine not exceeding 2,000 Kuwaiti dinars.

Sending a heart emoji to a girl via WhatsApp or any other social networking sites in Kuwait is now considered a crime of incitement to debauchery, punishable by law. Similarly, in the neighbouring Saudi Arabia, sending ‘red heart’ emojis on WhatsApp could also lead to jail time.

As per Saudi law, anyone found guilty of this act may serve a jail term of two to five years, along with a fine of 100,000 Saudi Riyals. According to a Saudi cybercrime expert, sending red hearts on WhatsApp could be construed as “harassment” within the country’s jurisdiction.

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