Category: Khashoggi
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New Book: Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
I am very excited to announce the publication of my new book, Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Deception, Disinformation and Social Media – published by Hurst & Co. in the UK and Oxford University Press in the United States. Description You are being lied to by people who don’t even exist. Digital deception is…
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Khashoggi, AJ+, Saudi Trolls
It’s been a busy few weeks, and I have witten a number of Op-eds on a number of topics. Please find them listed below. US ruling on AJ+ projects Emirati power into the heart of American justicehttps://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2020/9/18/aj-ruling-projects-emirati-power-into-us-justice-system Thought Russia was bad? Why Saudi Arabia is the world’s most dangerous cyber bullyhttps://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2020/9/15/saudi-arabia-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-cyber-bully Jamal Khashoggi’s legacy: A…
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Here’s how Saudi silences those who discuss the Khashoggi affair online
The murder of Khashoggi is likely to have a further chilling effect on already fearful critics of the Saudi regime. It has also exposed the extent of the online disinformation operation working to silence critics of the Kingdom and Mohammed bin Salman. Offline, moderate critics of the regime like Khashoggi now being targeted for assassination.…
Marc Owen Jones 