According to the UAE's Federal Prosecution for Combating Rumours and Cybercrimes, an Asian resident has been detained pending investigations after posting a video that stirs up public opinion and harms the public.

Additionally, the Asian expat was accused of publishing content that violated Emirati media standards and insulted Emirati society.

This came after the Federal Bureau of Investigations at the UAE Attorney General's Office examined a video clip on social media platforms in which the defendant, wearing an Emirati dress, went inside a luxury car showroom. He was followed by two people carrying what appeared to be large sums of money. As he talks to the owner of the showroom, he arrogantly asks for a car that is more expensive than Dh2 million.

He was also shown giving large sums of cash to the showroom employees in a manner that displays no value for money and promotes an offensive image of Emirati citizens, ridiculing them. This incites and provokes public opinion, which harms the public interest.

The Public Prosecution summoned the car showroom owner in which the above-mentioned video was filmed.

According to the Public Prosecution in the UAE, social media users should adhere to legal and ethical standards when publishing content on social networks, as well as to consider the societal characteristics and embedded values of the country's society in order to avoid falling under the law's force.