While the episode is no longer available for Netflix customers in Saudi Arabia, it is still accessible on YouTube. As the comedian pointed out, the controversy has generated publicity for his show, backfiring for Saudi Arabia. “Of all the Netflix originals, the only show that Saudi Arabia thinks violates ‘Muslim values’ is the one hosted by a Muslim,” he continued, citing examples of other Netflix shows still available in Saudi Arabia that would likely violate the law. “Not eating pork is the one rule every Muslim agrees on!”Despite his swipes at Saudi Arabia, “this is no joke for many Saudi activists,” Minhaj noted. It’s about the precedent, because as tech companies keep expanding, they’re going to keep running into more vague censorship laws — laws that can allow governments to pull any content at any time,” he said.

Source: Huffington Post February 11, 2019 15:22 UTC