In the West these technologies are used to improve lives and in Saudi Arabia they're used to enforce gender apartheid.
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There’s a definite tragedy in the worlds most technologically progressive platforms, @Apple and @Google, facilitating the most archaic misogyny. What irony.
@thisisinsider on gender apartheid app in #SaudiArabiahttps://bit.ly/2MXox79
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Absher is waay more than just a gender apertheid app. Its used by businesses, individuals and expats for accessing large number of government services. Anywhere from renewing your car registration to getting visas. So banning this app will cause a lot of problems for everyone.
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Yes, I’m aware. But, you know...slavery wasn’t easy to abolish either. I’m sure they can manage to find a way.
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This is ridiculous. Unacceptable on any level. Shame on our companies for allowing this nonsence.
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Serious question from somebody who wholeheartedly agrees with you. How would the powers that be implement sweeping reform without destabilizing the country along social lines? How do they do so without being seen as anti-religious zealots and overthrown?
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Money talks.
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