The Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia on users who were critical of the kingdom
By Aruna Viswanatha and Betsy Morris Updated Nov. 6, 2019 6:20 pm ET The U.S. Justice Department has charged two former Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.91% employees and a Saudi Arabian national with spying for the Middle East country on some users of the social-media platform who were critical of the kingdom.
Another former Twitter employee, Ali Alzabarah, was accused of working with Mr. Abouammo and using employee credentials between November 2014 and May 2015 to obtain email addresses, dates of birth, and other information about people who had published posts critical of the Saudi royal family, prosecutors said. Mr. Alzabarah is believed to be in Saudi Arabia. “This information could have been used to identify and locate the Twitter users who published these posts,” the Justice Department said.
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