1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgAhmed Zidanhttps://cpj.org/author/azidan/Undiscoverable: How Al-Jazeera's Snapchat channel disappeared from three Gulf nations - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3xE3OGWeb0"><a href="https://cpj.org/2018/09/undiscoverable-how-al-jazeeras-snapchat-channel-di/">Undiscoverable: How Al-Jazeera’s Snapchat channel disappeared from three Gulf nations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2018/09/undiscoverable-how-al-jazeeras-snapchat-channel-di/embed/#?secret=3xE3OGWeb0" width="600" height="338" title="“Undiscoverable: How Al-Jazeera’s Snapchat channel disappeared from three Gulf nations” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="3xE3OGWeb0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AFP_SnapStock_1.jpg750499Search for "Al-Jazeera" on Snapchat, and the first result that comes up is a ubiquitous publisher channel in the app's famed vertical layout. That is, unless you are in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), or Bahrain. Users in these counties are instead offered a list of stores and restaurants that bear a similar…