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Netflix pulls Hasan Minhaj episode critical of Saudi Arabia government
Engadget ^

Posted on 01/01/2019 2:21:37 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

Netflix rarely finds itself thrust into political debates like other internet giants, but it won't enjoy that luxury in 2019. The streaming service has pulled the second episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj in Saudi Arabia after the country alleged that it violated a cybercrime law barring content that threatens "public order, religious values, public morals, and privacy." The episode is critical of the Saudi government's apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as well as the war in Yemen, and suggests that both tech companies and the US as a whole should "reassess" their connection to the kingdom.

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Netflix sucks.

As does Facebook.

And Google.

Use them as rarely as possible.

We cut Netflix once they signed obama for $50 Million. I refuse to fund the enemy.

1 posted on 01/01/2019 2:21:37 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

[Netflix rarely finds itself thrust into political debates like other internet giants,]

LOL


2 posted on 01/01/2019 2:26:31 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Red in Blue PA

Netflix sucks.


3 posted on 01/01/2019 2:35:18 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: Red in Blue PA

>>Netflix rarely finds itself thrust into political debates like other internet giants

Bullstalin


4 posted on 01/01/2019 4:58:18 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Red in Blue PA

>>The streaming service has pulled the second episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj in Saudi Arabia after the country alleged that it violated a cybercrime law barring content that threatens “public order, religious values, public morals, and privacy.

wouldn’t the sex products of most hollyweirdo actresses and rappers threaten religious values and public morals in the “kingdom”?


5 posted on 01/01/2019 5:02:41 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Wow, I didn’t realize the Netflix servers were located in Sodomy Arabia...


6 posted on 01/01/2019 5:43:48 PM PST by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: a fool in paradise

So Saudia Arabian law dictates what can go on Netflix?


7 posted on 01/01/2019 10:11:03 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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