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Saudi Arabia's Investment in Twitter Increases Influence and Silences Critics
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Saudi Arabia's investment in Twitter has expanded the regime's influence within Silicon Valley. This financial involvement is also employed domestically to silence critics of the Saudi regime, demonstrating a direct connection between investment and control over public discourse.
The analysis is drawn from an edited extract of "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley" (Bloomsbury Continuum). The article was written by Jacob Silverman, with the audio long read produced by Nicola Alexandrou and executive producer Ellie Bury. The piece was first published on November 21, 2025, with an audio version released on December 4, 2025.
The accompanying photographs were taken by Win McNamee/Getty Images.
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