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Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by merridew@feddit.uk to c/technology@lemmy.world

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"Lawsuit says network discloses user data at request of Saudi authorities at much higher rate than for US, UK and Canada"

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[–] herrwoland@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fuck Twitter for doing that, but how about we also keep Saudis responsible for the crimes they're committing? just saying

[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They're a sovereign nation. What are we gonna do, launch a military invasion? And it's not like sanctions are a realistic solution, either; the west is far more dependent on Saudi oil than the Saudis are on western money. The world is chock full of other customers that will be more than happy to step up.

Yes, pretty much everything the Saudis do is abhorrent, but unless you're suggesting that the answer to their crimes is to commit even worse crimes against them, you're just flailing around spouting off impotent virtue signals.

Just like in any other country, the only legitimate way to solve the problem of govenment corruption and oppression is for the people of that country to force a regime change.

[–] Vega@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago

I don't understand the downvotes. I do not concur with the end for a lot of reasons, but this is a legitimate answer to the comment before

[–] heterophobe@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

white people love telling people in 3rd world countries living under oppressive governments to "just start a revolution"

[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Would you rather go back to white people invading third world countries? That's the alternative. I sure don't want that, you're a shitty person if you do.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

OH so it's totally cool for America to resume playing world police? literally cannot fucking win lmao

how naive can you get?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They could point at our death penalty also