社交媒体平台X根据沙特阿拉伯当局的要求，自7月中旬以来对超过60个账户进行了地理封禁，使这些账户在沙特境内不可见 [1]。X在邮件中表示内容被撤销是"为了遵守X在沙特阿拉伯当地法律下的义务" [1]。沙特当局声称这些账户传播了"侵犯公共秩序、宗教价值观、公共道德或私人生活神圣性"的内容 [1]。
受影响账户的所有者包括人权活动人士和独立媒体工作者。美国异议活动人士阿卜杜拉·阿劳德指责这一行为构成审查，他表示："这是审查制度——更糟的是他们没有说我们违反了X或Meta的规则" [1]。人权组织ALQST呼吁X、Meta、Snapchat和YouTube恢复账户访问权限并提供决策透明度 [1]。此前，人权活动人士Ghanem al-Masarir因被黑客入侵和在伦敦遭物理袭击，英国法院判令沙特向其支付300万英镑赔偿 [1]。
Elon Musk's social media platform X has geo-blocked more than 60 accounts belonging to Saudi Arabian dissidents and human rights activists, rendering them invisible to users within the kingdom [1]. The restrictions, implemented since mid-July, affect individuals including human rights activist Yahya Assiri and U.S.-based activist Abdullah Alaoudh [1].
In correspondence with affected users, X stated that the content was removed "to comply with X's obligations under local law in Saudi Arabia" [1]. According to Saudi directives cited by the platform, the accounts were deemed to have distributed material that "violates public order, religious values, public morality, or the sanctity of private life" [1]. Alaoudh challenged the action in stark terms, declaring: "This is censorship—and worse, they didn't even say we violated X's or Meta's rules" [1].
The move has drawn criticism from human rights organizations, with ALQST calling on X, Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube to restore account access and provide transparency regarding their decision-making processes [1].