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Two real possibilities. First, a lot of companies in the US loved to deal with Saudi money, and are now shocked to discover that the Saudi’s are up to some sha
by village-idiot 8y ago
Two real possibilities.
First, a lot of companies in the US loved to deal with Saudi money, and are now shocked to discover that the Saudi’s are up to some shady shit.
Second, there are rumors that the Saudi government has either planted or groomed moles at tech companies for the express purpose of identifying dissidents. There was some talk about there being one on Twitter with access to user IP addresses, but I’m not sure if that’s been substantiated.
- lbriner 8y agoI'm not sure anyone could be shocked at what happens in Saudi Arabia, their dealings have been well known for ages by Amnesty International, US Dept of State etc. I think a more plausible explanation is your first point that they love Saudi money and they can ignore the human rights abuses as long as they stay suitably low-key and rumour-based. As soon as they go onto the worldwide news, these same people suddenly feign ignorance and walk slowly backwards from their deals.
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- village-idiot 8y agoThat was sarcasm, hence the italics. Plenty of companies act surprised as a means of extracting themselves from suddenly unpopular deals while saving face.