X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

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Post by n1b0m » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC

X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
theguardian.com

Re: X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

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Post by Natfan » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

first they came for the saudi dissidents, and i did not speak out as i was not within saudi arabia

Re: X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

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Post by spopejoy » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC

But bro, X is all about freedom, protecting us from the woke tyrants who want to freeze our peaches!

It seems brazen hypocrisy is now the norm for the hard right, and when you point it out the response (if any) is "yeah but Joe Biden ...". Whether it's felony charges for canoeists, or censorship for MBS' foes in Saudi Arabia, or Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss installed at the top of news orgs, they're in power now so they give zero f's.

Re: X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

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Post by n1b0m » Tue, Aug 04, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC

spopejoy wrote: post #3

But bro, X is all about freedom, protecting us from the woke tyrants who want to freeze our peaches! It seems brazen hypocrisy is now the norm for the hard right, and when you point it out the response (if any) is "yeah but Joe Biden ...". Whether it's felony charges for canoeists, or censorship for MBS' foes in Saudi Arabia, or Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss installed at the top of news orgs, they're in power now so the…

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