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20 Jul, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Saudi Arabia was temporarily prohibited from using Pegasus after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. Then the Israeli government urged the NSO Group to "reconnect" the spyware for the Kingdom. theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
What countries using NSO Group's Pegasus all have in common is they have "trade relations with Israel" or diplomatic ties that have improved.

Apartheid government of Israel bears responsibility for stories of repression against journalists and activists we're reading.
Use of Pegasus spyware made it possible for Morocco to target Algerians, mostly diplomats, in:

Angola
Belgium
Canada
Côte d’Ivoire
Czech Republic
Egypt
Ethiopia
Finland
Mauritania
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
UAE
Zimbabwe
Morocco is a heavy user of Pegasus spyware, and it wouldn't be possible for it to expand its security agencies ability to conduct international counterintelligence operations without tacit approval from the Israeli government.

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There's an infamous bloodsucking shortseller named Andrew Left at @CitronResearch, who consistently puts out misinformation about stocks in order to drive their prices down. No rush will occur among popular online platforms to censor and stop his influence.
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