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Regulations for Providing Digital Content Platform Services

Licence, registration or notification for digital content platforms

Type	Regulation
Issuing authority	Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST)
Framework	Telecommunications & ICT
Tier	Implementing & executive regulation
Legal status	In force
Instrument number	CST decision 505/1445 · Communications, Space and Technology Commission
Issued	2023-10-08
Dates	CST decision 505/1445, 8 October 2023; compliance by 8 October 2024
Last verified	2026-10-20

CST's Digital Content Platform Regulations bring digital content platforms into CST's market-entry regime. CoM Resolution 430 later added digital content platforms to CST's sectors.

• Issued by CST decision 505/1445 on 8 October 2023.
• Providers had to comply by 8 October 2024.
• A platform needs a licence, a registration or a notification, depending on its category.

Documents

• Official source (www.cst.gov.sa)

In this framework

• Telecommunications and Information Technology Act
• Organisation of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (as amended)
• Implementing Regulations of the Telecommunications and IT Act
• Regulations for Curbing Spam Messages and Calls (RC01 v3)
• Regulations of User Rights Protection Rules
• Internet of Things Regulations (RT18 v3)
• Telecom Infrastructure Risk Management Regulations (v2)
• Space Sector Regulations and Guidelines (draft)
• CST licensing and registration (index)
• Cybersecurity Regulatory Framework (CRF) for ICT Service Providers (Second Version)

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