{"id":23205,"date":"2026-05-22T13:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/instagram-x-and-others-blocking-saudi-dissidents-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:37:56","slug":"instagram-x-and-others-blocking-saudi-dissidents-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/instagram-x-and-others-blocking-saudi-dissidents-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram, X and others blocking Saudi dissidents\u2019 accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"

US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being \u2018instruments of repression\u2019<\/p>\n

Major US social media companies including Meta\u2019s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders by Saudi authorities.<\/p>\n

Those affected include Abdullah Alaoudh, a US-based activist and vocal critic of Saudi human rights violations, and Omar Abdulaziz, a Canada and UK-based activist who worked closely with Jamal Khashoggi<\/a> before the journalist\u2019s murder by Saudi agents in 2018.<\/p>\n

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\nUS social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being \u2018instruments of repression\u2019
\nMajor US social media companies including Meta\u2019s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders by Saudi authorities.
\nThose affected include Abdullah Alaoudh, a US-based activist and vocal critic of Saudi human rights violations, and Omar Abdulaziz, a Canada and UK-based activist who worked closely with Jamal Khashoggi before the journalist\u2019s murder by Saudi agents in 2018. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being \u2018instruments of repression\u2019 Major US social media companies including Meta\u2019s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders by Saudi authorities. Those affected include Abdullah Alaoudh, …<\/p>\n

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