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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Gulf nations demand netflix remove offensive content - You Need To See This

Netflix is popular across the Middle East and North Africa, but local streaming services are trying to eat into its market share [File: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters]

Gulf Arab countries have demanded that the streaming service Netflix remove “offensive content”, citing unspecified material that “violates Islamic and societal values and principals”.

A special committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a regional organisation that includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, made the request in a statement on Tuesday.

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