Thousands of Saudis are calling on authorities to block YouTube in the Gulf state via a now-viral hashtag that's breaking Twitter. 

The hashtag started circulating just hours after an Egyptian court issued a one-month ban on the video-sharing platform in a case that dates back to 2013. 

The verdict came in response to a lawsuit filed by Egyptian lawyer Mohammad Hamed Salem, who said the website hosts a short film deemed offensive to Prophet Mohammad. 

Titled "Innocence of Muslims," the low-budget 13-minute video had sparked outrage in several Muslim countries when it was first uploaded on the website in 2012. 

Even though it remains unclear whether the court's order will be imposed in Egypt, anger over the film that initially led to its passing seems to be spreading online and has reached Saudi tweeps. 

It all started when Saudi tweeps launched this hashtag:

"Blocking YouTube in Saudi Arabia." 

Sparking a controversy that's still ongoing

#حجب_يوتيوب_في_السعوديه #+1
اتمنى مقاطعتهم مثلنا فعلت مصر

— A9 (@A_H_al7a) May 27, 2018

"I hope they boycott the website just as Egypt did." 

Many were angered over the resurfaced offensive film

يجب أن نظهر غضبنا في التصدي لما يسيء للأسلام ونبينا صل الله عليه وسلم
وها هم لايحترمون مشاعرنا ويضربون بها عرض الحائط وينشرون الأساءة للنبي محمد صل الله عليه وسلم .
علينا أغلاق اليوتيوب شهر وعدم فتحه .#حجب_يوتيوب_في_السعوديه #حجب_يوتيوب_في_السعوديه

— آلَبّـرَنٌسًـ آلَوُدُعَ ـآنٌيّ💙 (@5TwXUoKXI2AKI3a) May 27, 2018

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