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my dad used to work in the middle east, and the stuff on censorship is 101% true, i remember inked over magazines etal

http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/27548/saudi-arabian-how-to-photoshop-mariah-carey/

Zimmetro — In Saudi Arabia, sometimes things are more expensive than they should be. Why? Because Saudi has strict laws that state no product covers must reveal something too sexually suggestive, or else the moral conduct and religious faith of the populace may be threatened.

Retail stores that fail to comply with this law would be fined or in worst scenario, have their license revoked. It is therefore, they need to assume additional cost in hiring someone to do the product censorship manually. The extra cost is passed to consumers. Some examples of product cover censorship include:

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