Egypt's female TikTok influencers in the state's crosshairs


Young Egyptian women who have a following on TikTok have become the latest target of state authorities.

Young Egyptian women with thousands of followers each on the popular TikTok app have become the latest target of state authorities who accuse them of spreading "immorality" in society.

Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014, hundreds of journalists, activists, lawyers and intellectuals have been arrested and many websites blocked in the name of state security.

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