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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
ByJacob Silverman October 9, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regimeAli al-Ahmed didn’t think that Elon Musk was responsible for the decline and fall of Twitter. Musk was another fac…

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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
ByJacob Silverman October 9, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regimeAli al-Ahmed didn’t think that Elon Musk was responsible for the decline and fall of Twitter. Musk was another fac…

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UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
ByJamie Grierson August 29, 2025

Israel says Britain’s decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a ‘regrettable act of discrimination’The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country’s flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, including UK subsid…

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UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
ByJamie Grierson August 29, 2025

Israel says Britain’s decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a ‘regrettable act of discrimination’The UK has banned Israeli officials from attending the country’s flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, including UK subsid…

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians
ByHarry Davies and Yuval Abraham August 15, 2025

Company says use of its cloud technology to store millions of intercepted calls would breach terms of serviceMicrosoft has launched an “urgent” external inquiry into allegations Israel’s military surveillance agency has used the company’s technology to…

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How Israel used Microsoft technology to spy on Palestinians – podcast
By August 14, 2025

Harry Davies on how Microsoft’s cloud was used to facilitate mass surveillance of PalestiniansYossi Sariel was in charge of one of the branches of Israel’s intelligence agency. When he took over Unit 8200 he arrived with ambitious plans – to use tech t…

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‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
ByHarry Davies and Yuval Abraham August 6, 2025

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in EuropeOne afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with the commander of Israel’s…

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Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds
ByJohana Bhuiyan July 21, 2025

Paid ads hosted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads seem to violate Meta’s stated policies yet remain activeMeta is hosting ads on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from pro-Israel entities that are raising money for military equipment including drones an…

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European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza
ByJuliette Garside, Manisha Ganguly and Ariane Lavrilleux July 17, 2025

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UKEurope’s largest missiles maker, MBDA, is selling key components for bombs t…

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European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza
ByJuliette Garside, Manisha Ganguly and Ariane Lavrilleux July 17, 2025

Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UKEurope’s largest missiles maker, MBDA, is selling key components for bombs t…

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