# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")
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### Author: ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2830 "2023-01-25T18:14:55Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> Israel doesn’t censor Al-Jazeera. It’s part of my basic TV package.

Israeli surveillance forces Journalists and News Organization to self sensor.

Al-Jazeera is owned by Qatar, a rival of Saudi-Arabia and Israel sells surveillance to Saudi-Arabia. [It means young Arab politicians and activists are facing a disturbing choice: they will either self-censor and keep quiet about Israel’s many crimes to protect themselves and their loved ones from terrifying hacks and leak attacks,](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/10/6/israeli-surveillance-and-the-end-of-politics-as-we-know-it)

Also Pegasus was made by Israel and sold to Saudi Arabia, which in turn used it to kill Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, Al Arabia and a host of other news agencies

> **[New analysis further links Pegasus spyware to Jamal Khashoggi murder](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848485/pegasus-spyware-jamal-khashoggi-murder-nso-hanan-elatr-new-analysis)**
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> The US government has recently begun to take action against the Israeli company.

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