Saudi Arabia targets Twitter satire

Users face five-year jail term and huge fine under strict new social media laws targeting dissent

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Anyone in Saudi Arabia caught using online satire to “disrupt public order” faces up to five years in prison and a massive fine, under new laws aimed at further cracking down on dissent in the Kingdom.

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