Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Twitter Is The Tool of Choice For Dissidents In Saudi Arabia

Twitter Gives Saudi Arabia a Revolution of Its Own -- New York times

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia did not have an Arab Spring. But it has had a revolution of sorts.

Open criticism of this country’s royal family, once unheard-of, has become commonplace in recent months. Prominent judges and lawyers issue fierce public broadsides about large-scale government corruption and social neglect. Women deride the clerics who limit their freedoms. Even the king has come under attack.

All this dissent is taking place on the same forum: Twitter.

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My Comment: I suspect that the Saudi security services are monitoring this traffic very closely.

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