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Netflix Pulls Episode of Show After Saudi Arabia Offended

posted by takyon on Thursday January 03 2019, @04:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the oppress-the-world,-make-it-a-better-place dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Netflix has pulled an episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj from its Saudi Arabian service after a complaint from the Saudi government as the show covers the Saudi Crown Prince's alleged involvement in the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the kingdom's war with Yemen. The Saudi Government cited its anti-cyber law in its removal request, specifically Article 6, which appears to have nothing to do with the content of the show other than that the Saudis are embarrassed. Given the Streisand effect, it is likely that more people will now see the show than otherwise would have.

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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Friday January 04 2019, @03:27AM (2 children)

    by dry (223) on Friday January 04 2019, @03:27AM (#781882) Journal

    Always interesting knowing more about the few friends America still has.

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday January 04 2019, @03:43AM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday January 04 2019, @03:43AM (#781887)

    My grandfather did concrete work in Iraq after WWII during the ousting of King Faisal - bunch of spineless kiss-asses living there then, and not much has changed since. If you're not a spineless kiss-ass, you're killed by the royals, so... pucker up, or get out, or die. As for the royals, the fact that they maintain their population as they do should tell you all you need to know.

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    • (Score: 2) by driverless on Friday January 04 2019, @10:08AM

      by driverless (4770) on Friday January 04 2019, @10:08AM (#781983)

      My grandfather did concrete work in Iraq after WWII

      My grandfather did a lot of concrete work in New York after WWII. He worked under contract for the DeCavalcante family in New Jersey, although technically he was more in the clothing business, concrete overcoats, concrete shoes, that sort of thing.