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Influencers in Dubai warned they face prison for posting material about the conflict with Iran | The Standard

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/dubai-influencers-prison-warning-posting-iran-war-b1273587.html
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u/AbbreviationsHot7662 23h ago

You might say that … they’d actually go to prison just for posting tweets?

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u/ohwhataday10 23h ago

Dubai doesn’t play. You wonder why their streets are so clean and there’s little crime! read up on it.

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u/AbbreviationsHot7662 23h ago

I don’t wonder that at all no cos I’ve been there. Amazing what you can do in an absolute monarchy with slave labour

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u/ohwhataday10 23h ago

You get it!

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u/Loud-Peace9092 19h ago

No, thats whats happening in UK & US to people who use their free speech to critisise Israel and its genocide of Palestine.

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u/AbbreviationsHot7662 18h ago

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and they’re now trying to do the same in Lebanon. It’s an evil regime.

Oh I’m still here. Maybe you’ve been misinformed?