The decision included channels such as “Al Bilad,” “Al Watania,” “Al Hayat,” and “Al Shorouk,” and its implementation began at 10:30 PM local time, last Saturday night.
The Independent National Authority for Audiovisual Regulation in Algeria explained that the “suspension decision came after observing multiple violations by these channels. They filmed the injured inside emergency and resuscitation departments without considering their health conditions, and the privacy of the victims’ families was violated during critical moments, broadcasting shocking scenes to viewers without any prior warning,” according to Algerian “Al-Nahar.”
The authority noted that these channels “excessively focused on achieving high viewership ratings at the expense of adhering to professional and ethical media principles.” The public broadcasting institution was tasked with “immediately implementing the decision” across all networks it manages, with the necessity to remove all violating content from social media platforms.
Algeria woke up last Saturday morning to a tragic incident when the Algerian Civil Protection announced the fall of a passenger bus into the Harrach Valley in the Algerian capital, resulting in the death of 18 people and injuring 24 others. The Civil Protection clarified that the accident occurred around 5:45 PM, just before it fell into the valley stream.
