Local sources in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, confirmed that the Ministry of Communications in the government of the terrorist Houthi militia, which is not recognized internationally, has banned special programs for instant messaging.

She said that the Houthi militia banned the popular communication program "zoom" and other programs such as imo and Google Duo.

She added, quoting specialists, that the Houthi group is practicing unprecedented frivolity in the telecommunications sector in general, as it is the sector that the group still controls over all regions of the republic.

An independent Yemeni initiative recently revealed information and documents about the extent of Iranian interference in the telecommunications sector in Yemen, as it is being harnessed for the benefit of the Houthi group in the intelligence, investment and financial aspect.

A report entitled "Houthis' Control of the Telecommunications Sector in Yemen: Telecommunications as a Tool of War Not a Service", issued by the regaining yemen initiative, stated that the communications sector constitutes one of the most important financial and logistical resources for the Houthi militias to continue their war against the Yemeni people, in addition to harnessing communications in Its crimes and violations against opponents, and its use to violate the sanctities and privacy of citizens and opponents of the militias by spying on their communications and monitoring their movements with the aim of blackmailing them and subjugating them to serve its tendencies, ideas and beliefs.

He emphasized the Houthi militia's harnessing of telecommunications services as a tool of its media discourse by blocking websites and applications and forcing citizens to follow the militia's websites and news, and harnessing the large revenues of the telecommunications sector to finance its wars.

Since their invasion of the capital, Sanaa, in September 2014, the Houthi militias have exploited the capabilities of the state and its institutions, especially the Ministry of Communications and the security services, to impose censorship and wiretaps on its opponents and opponents, and to practice arrests, kidnappings and enforced disappearances based on wiretapping operations and phone messages of citizens.