One Of Jamal Khashoggi’s Close Friends Said Twitter Is The 'only Free Platform' For Many Saudis, But It Also May Have Led To Kha

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Fri, 11/15/2019 - 3:12am

Screenshot/Youtube Omar Abdulaziz, a Saudi activist in exile in Canada, said that Twitter is an important tool for many Saudi dissidents, but also comes with risks. Abdulaziz was friends with murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The two of them were working to create an "army" of internet users to combat Saudi propaganda before Khashoggi was killed.

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