Bin Salman is Now One of Us – Part Four
Bin Salman is Now One of Us – We paused our narrative about the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia right in the middle of one of the most intriguing segments of this unfinished story to not only add an exciting suspense to the tale but also to address a sensitive and very crucial topic that is currently one of the most sensitive political, social, and civic issues in America and the world. This important topic interestingly ties into one of the sections of the Bin Salman story that we will narrate in the future.
With the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk, the richest man on earth and one of the most controversial figures in the economy, technology, and politics of America in the past two years, various topics have been raised, and there have been numerous protests against his always inappropriate behavior regarding social and political issues.
Musk had a clear stance regarding Twitter and social networks, and he had seriously expressed his dislike and in fact hatred for the liberal and rights-based intellectual approach. Specifically, Musk owes his wealth accumulation in the past two years to his extensive dirty games in the financial, stock, and cryptocurrency structures and is indebted to the massive financial credit injection into the financial markets during Trump’s administration under the pretext of combating the financial aspects of the Corona crisis.
This credit injection allowed Musk to benefit from the financial credit cycle, manipulate the stock prices of his company, and surpass the owner of Amazon in wealth accumulation during a specific period.
He made headlines with his unpopular stance on the Corona crisis and his explicit dissatisfaction with the restrictions imposed to protect citizens’ lives. At the height of the Corona crisis, he moved his businesses to conservative territories to avoid paying taxes, but all these issues should be set aside for now to narrate a more important topic.
Twitter has become an unsafe platform and is now dangerous.
An important interview with a former senior manager of Twitter has sounded a new alarm for political and social activists and all citizens who interact on the global social network Twitter. This interview took place under conditions that require explaining the process and context of the significance of his statements to sound the alarm for all of us. With Elon Musk’s presence on Twitter, one of the wishes of political and social extremists and groups promoting and spreading fake news has come true.
Musk was fundamentally dissatisfied with Twitter’s security and protective protocols regarding user-generated content and introduced his mission in buying Twitter as freeing it from these shackles. His first step in dismantling Twitter’s security and protection structure was firing a significant portion of the staff, especially employees in content monitoring departments. In the second weekend of November, a group of the most important Twitter managers resigned, some of whom oversaw the most crucial user security sections of this social network.
Now, Vivienne Schiller’s interview has gained critical importance. This former key manager at Twitter, in a detailed discussion about Twitter’s past and future in the era of Elon Musk and its near and distant future outlook, has issued a surprising warning primarily directed at Saudi Arabian citizens and naturally addressing all Twitter users worldwide.
Vivienne Schiller has specifically warned Twitter users in Saudi Arabia that they are no longer safe on this global social network. Schiller reminded all Twitter users that Al-Waleed bin Talal, one of the wealthiest people in the world who is now under Bin Salman’s control, is the second-largest shareholder of Twitter. Consequently, due to the complete control of Al-Waleed bin Talal’s managed structure by Bin Salman’s security and political system, the Saudi Crown Prince has and will have serious access to Twitter’s key data through his security arms. It should be noted that high-level investments in billion-dollar formats enable such access.
Twitter is Saudi Arabia’s playground, and Musk is under investigation.
If you recall, we narrated the story of Bin Salman’s security forces’ infiltration into Twitter and explained how they spied on users, and the agents they hired were either arrested and sentenced or fled and headed to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s and its security system’s presence on this network is serious.
The deal of Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk has created significant sensitivity among American political and security officials. The fact that Saudi Arabia has such influence over Twitter, along with Musk’s suspicious relations with the Chinese government and his support for Putin’s policies, has even been highlighted in the U.S. President’s speeches. He considered Musk’s relations with other countries a significant subject for investigation.
American senators, especially Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who is strict with Saudi Arabia, have recently called for an investigation into the security implications and the nature of Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter. Ultimately, recent news indicates the seriousness of federal investigations into this matter.
Al-Waleed bin Talal, Bin Salman, and Twitter
In the upcoming sections of our narrative about Saudi Bin Salman, we will recount the story of Al-Waleed bin Talal and the calamity that befell him. In these specific circumstances, Bin Salman and the Saudi Arabian security’s influence on Twitter is a very important issue that goes beyond news and political attractions and threatens the user security of global citizens.
However, we should be pleased that these developments have drawn attention to the less-seen aspects of Saudi influence and other malevolent forces in key social, political, and civic structures. Specifically, raising awareness about the dimensions of citizen security and the simple fact that dangerous forces can gain access to Twitter’s key data through simple investments was less noticed by experts, and now everyone is sensitive to this issue.
It must be said that the relationship between Elon Musk and Saudi Arabia and their commercial relations is a topic that should be addressed in a separate report outside of our narrative about Saudi Bin Salman.
The previous part of this article titled ‘Mohammed Bin Salman is Now One of Us – Part Three’ was published in Iran Gate.
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