McKinsey Is 'Horrified' That Saudi Arabia Report May Have Been Misused

[dalton99a]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-21/mckinsey-horrified-saudi-arabia-report-may-have-been-misused

McKinsey Is ‘Horrified’ That Saudi Arabia Report May Have Been Misused
By Jordyn Holman
October 21, 2018, 4:50 PM CDT

McKinsey & Co. said it’s “horrified” that a report it prepared to measure public perception of Saudi Arabia’s policies may have been used by the kingdom to silence dissidents.

The consulting firm responded on Twitter to a New York Times article that detailed a report in which it identified several people driving conversations on Twitter. Those people were later arrested or had their social-media accounts shut down.

In a nine-page report, the consulting firm said responses to the country’s economic policies received twice as much coverage on Twitter than in the country’s traditional news media, and that negative sentiment was more common than positive statements on social media. The document was a brief overview of social-media usage and meant for internal use, McKinsey said.

The New York-based firm said it wasn’t working in tandem with the Saudi government, and that when it does work with governments, the company “has not and never would engage in any work that seeks to target individuals based on their views,” according to a statement released on Saturday night.

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Horrified, I tell you

[calimary]

1. They're always "horrified" after the fact,

or when they get caught.

Stuff like this has made me so freakin’ cynical.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Shocking, I tell you...

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[PaddyIrishman]

3. As was posted on twitter

You can't spell 'consultant" without "sultan".