Netflix pulls comedy-show episode in Saudi Arabia at behest of kingdom officials — reports
Netflix pulled an episode of the comedy show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj from its streaming service in Saudi Arabia after kingdom officials complained, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. The episode of the news-comedy programme criticised the country over the 2018 slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey. Kashoggi had been an outspoken critic of the kingdom and of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Financial Times and other media reported. The kingdom has since acknowledged publicly that the reporter, who was a permanent US resident, died in its custody. Netflix officials were not immediately available for comment and no statement was posted on its official corporate, Facebook or Twitter sites. Saudi Arabia officials were not immediately available for comment. But in a statement to the Financial Times and other media, Netflix confirmed it had removed the episode in Saudi Arabia last week after the kingdom’s Communication...
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