This is why Saudi Arabia is trying to buy up tech and especially social media (Snap, Twitter)
I think the simplest explanation is likely the right one: the writing is on the wall for oil in this century. Tech is a sensible investment.
Netflix Takes Down Episode of Hasan Minhaj’s Show in Saudi Arabia
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Definitely part of it is them trying to latch on to new industries so they don’t go kaput when the oil runs out. But I do think they want seats on boards of tech companies so they can push their agendas too. Aside, I would like to see the actual justification behind how the episode constitutes cyber crime aside from “because we said so”
their agenda seems to be to make more money.
Obviously but I’m implying they also want to censor and push their own narratives. Related to Manufacturing Consent, what they’re doing is trying to push their narrative biases in media through ownership
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#13Not that it makes it any better, but they only took down the episode in Saudi Arabia, not globally. The headline makes it sound like they took down the episode altogether.
I agree it would be way worse if Saudi Arabia had the power to censor globally. If only Netflix would remove VPN restrictions so people can still access it within the country. It was a great episode!
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#14Question: C-Corp vs Public-Benefit companies in similar situations. As I understand it Netflix really doesn't have the option of taking a principled stand here (let me know if I'm wrong) due its financial responsibilities toward shareholders. If they had incorporated as a public-benefit corporation would they have additional freedom to say "We won't participate in this market on ethical grounds?"
There is no law (in any jurisdiction, as far as I know) that states a corporation must relentlessly pursue profits. An owner is free to stay out of markets for moral or other reasons without any strategic or financial justification. The only thing stopping them would be other shareholders who disagree. Private, public, public-benefit, etc... doesn't matter.
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#15Not that it makes it any better, but they only took down the episode in Saudi Arabia, not globally. The headline makes it sound like they took down the episode altogether.
> Not that it makes it any better
That makes it substantially better.
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#16Question: C-Corp vs Public-Benefit companies in similar situations. As I understand it Netflix really doesn't have the option of taking a principled stand here (let me know if I'm wrong) due its financial responsibilities toward shareholders. If they had incorporated as a public-benefit corporation would they have additional freedom to say "We won't participate in this market on ethical grounds?"
There is no such requirement!
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#17First time I've heard of the show. I watched about 20 minutes ... pretty good. The style reminds me of Samantha B ... political commentary sprinkled with humor.
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#18Not that it makes it any better, but they only took down the episode in Saudi Arabia, not globally. The headline makes it sound like they took down the episode altogether.
It's not unreasonable for a sovereign country to exercise control over legal media in its territory.
It might not be just, or fair, for residents of that country, but it is reasonable.
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#19simillary UK censor HBO's Last Week Tonight show when it reports about uk parliament
https://theweek.com/speedreads/778214/john-oliver-fiendish-p...
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#20Not that it makes it any better, but they only took down the episode in Saudi Arabia, not globally. The headline makes it sound like they took down the episode altogether.
It's not unreasonable for a sovereign country to exercise control over legal media in its territory. It might not be just, or fair, for residents of that country, but it is reasonable.
In the old days people despised the imprimatur and smuggled banned works in. Today?