My social media posts have been censored many times, especially when I said that “we don’t have the right to cry when we wish to" - but I plan to keep speaking out #HumansofCOVID19
The increased social media use in the Gulf might signify some progress for its citizens, but the extent to which it empowers them is greatly outweighed by state surveillance through the same vehicle.
Governments may use increasingly complex and sophisticated tools for censoring unhelpful information but the end result is always the same, despite the claims of toadying journalists.
