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Baghdad closes LED advert screens after hacker shows porn film on a
screen

  * AFP
  * August 20, 2023
  * 5812
  * 2 min

Baghdad closes LED advert screens after hacker shows porn film on a
screen

Several screens in Baghdad that usually show advertisements for
household goods or political candidates before elections were
switched off on Sunday morning

Baghdad - Iraqi authorities on Sunday ordered the shutdown of LED
advertisement screens installed across Baghdad after a hacker managed
to show a pornographic film on one, security forces said, announcing
the arrest of a suspect.

On Saturday evening, "a person managed to hack into an advertising
screen in Uqba bin Nafia Square", a major intersection at the centre
of the Iraqi capital, a security source who requested anonymity told
AFP.

The hacker "showed a pornographic film for several minutes before we
cut the power cable," he said.

Videos of the pornographic film being screened as cars passed by in
central Baghdad were widely shared on social media.

These "immoral scenes" prompted the authorities to "turn off all
advertising screens in Baghdad" while they review security measures,
explained the security official.

The interior ministry also announced in a statement that a suspect
had been arrested, without giving details.

Several screens that usually show advertisements for household goods
or political candidates before elections were switched off on Sunday
morning, according to an AFP photographer.

Largely-conservative Iraq announced in 2022 that it was planning to
block pornographic websites, but many have been left accessible.

The Iraqi government, which is dominated by pro-Iranian parties, has
targeted several YouTubers and TikTokers since last year, accusing
them of sharing "indecent content" that goes "against morals and
traditions".

Some of them have been imprisoned, including a young woman who posted
videos dancing to pop music.

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