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Sources and Information:
slate.com/technology/2025/10/the-sims-electronic-arts-games-jared-kushner-saudi-arabia.html

polygon.com/ea-saudi-arabia-gaming-pif-public-investment-fund

economist.com/culture/2025/10/03/how-saudi-arabia-became-a-video-game-superpower

thetab.com/2025/09/30/explaining-why-the-sims-players-are-terrified-after-ea-bought-by-conservative-groups

cato.org/blog/how-bad-are-saudi-arabias-human-rights-abuses?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=85808169&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjL3HBhCgARIsAPUg7a4IRI9sRqKtM5qyiGiqnF3tnhhzPuHUIV67DX88ZXtChJlVPvIvniQaAgFtEALw_wcB

amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/saudi-arabia/report-saudi-arabia

state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/saudi-arabia



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