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Yesterday we published a deep dive on Saud al-Qahtani.
Who is he? Since October 2018, he has been known as the "mastermind" of the #Khashoggi murder.
He is one of #MBS's top aides and has been described as the Saudi crown prince's enforcer and chief propagandist.
Who is he? Since October 2018, he has been known as the "mastermind" of the #Khashoggi murder.
He is one of #MBS's top aides and has been described as the Saudi crown prince's enforcer and chief propagandist.
Al-Qahtani is also known as the "Lord of the Flies" — "flies" are what Saudi dissidents call trolls and bots that relentlessly attack critics of the Saudi state on social media.
They send death threats. They wage disinformation campaigns.
washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-el…
They send death threats. They wage disinformation campaigns.
washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-el…
Al-Qahtani has personally launched harassment campaigns against critics of the Saudi regime.
In August 2017, he launched a hashtag that translates to #the_black_list in English — it threatened dissidents that they would be "followed" if tagged.
In August 2017, he launched a hashtag that translates to #the_black_list in English — it threatened dissidents that they would be "followed" if tagged.
