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Season 3 · Episode 9
Saudi Arabia: Influencers and the Regime of Fear
0.020mJune 25, 2025
On Instagram and other social media, travel influencers, mostly paid by Saudi Arabia, sing the praises of the nation as an excellent holiday destination. They are part of a communication drive by the Saudis to show off the country as a modern and open country. But behind this carefully curated image is a dark reality: Saudi citizens are imprisoned when they speak their mind.
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