{"id":10775,"date":"2023-07-18T09:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/an-ideal-tool-for-a-repressive-regime-snapchats-saudi-ties-questioned\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:38:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:38:32","slug":"an-ideal-tool-for-a-repressive-regime-snapchats-saudi-ties-questioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/an-ideal-tool-for-a-repressive-regime-snapchats-saudi-ties-questioned\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018An ideal tool for a repressive regime\u2019: Snapchat\u2019s Saudi ties questioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Critics say social media app \u2013 partly owned by a Saudi investor \u2013 pushes pro-crown prince hype while critical voices are punished<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia appears to be exploiting the US messaging app Snapchat to promote the image of its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, while also imposing draconian sentences on influencers who use the platform to post even mild criticism of the future king.<\/p>\n<p>The California-based company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2289516\/business-economy\">which last year agreed to a \u201ccollaboration\u201d<\/a> with the Saudi culture ministry, has more than 20 million users in the kingdom \u2013 including an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsnglobal.com\/news\/article\/27986\/stat-snapchat-finds-a-loyal-audience-with-young-saudis\">90% of 13-to-34-year-olds<\/a> \u2013 and the crown prince has met personally with some of the platform\u2019s biggest \u201cSnapchatters\u201d for informal talks about current events, according to people familiar with the encounters.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jul\/18\/snapchat-saudi-arabia-ties\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/477abe559e09bce8d5a0db3211abd0b3ed5941fe\/0_253_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=fe45ee41c5dd9b1130c9bd1a0645088c\" title=\"\u2018An ideal tool for a repressive regime\u2019: Snapchat\u2019s Saudi ties questioned\" \/>Critics say social media app \u2013 partly owned by a Saudi investor \u2013 pushes pro-crown prince hype while critical voices are punished<br \/>\nSaudi Arabia appears to be exploiting the US messaging app Snapchat to promote the image of its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, while also imposing draconian sentences on influencers who use the platform to post even mild criticism of the future king.<br \/>\nThe California-based company, which last year agreed to a \u201ccollaboration\u201d with the Saudi culture ministry, has more than 20 million users in the kingdom \u2013 including an estimated 90% of 13-to-34-year-olds \u2013 and the crown prince has met personally with some of the platform\u2019s biggest \u201cSnapchatters\u201d for informal talks about current events, according to people familiar with the encounters. 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