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The big picture takes and in depth ness france insight episode one on ality sierra saudi arabia is playing the long putting money into sports as part of a national re branding project. Google gets taken to court by the Us Government for monopolizing our internet searches, plus preaching the gospel of atheism in america on utah. The low on richard. Yes, britain, youre at the listening post where we dig into the coverage and analyze how news gets reported. Its. Its been saudi arabia, summer of sports for months. The saudi football league, backed by Big Oil Money from the state, has been lowering star players away from european teams, names like name or rinaldo, and bends. And i have made their way to the kingdom for extortion, it sums investment in sports and not just football has become a priority and re part of crown Prince Mohammed didnt solve mon strategy to diversify the Countries Oil dependent economy and a re shape. Its brant analyst, accuse this out is of sports wash using athletes to distract attention from the kingdoms, poor record on human rights. That is not to say that some progress hasnt been made been so mon is pushing through a program that is reforming religious institutions, making incremental changes to womens rights and opening up employment for young saudis. The right to dissent, however, still does not exist. Just how deep was saudi arabias reforms go and how effective will sports prove to be as a tool to we brand the kingdom for goals, sorceries, wrestling, boxing, formula one name is forth and chances are saudi arabia has recently pump plenty of portal money into. Its great for the city, its up to you here to help the team rates issues and we need this investments that arent necessarily about only economic returns, the saudis, and the crown prince, known as m b. S mohamed been salma, are also looking for a different kind of peo, sports, or that was central component of the countrys long term political strategy and exercising national re branding, known as vision 23rd. But a lot of it has to do with the role that sports plays in modern society. Is this kind of, intertwined in a financial interest of cultural interest, means that if it comes far more difficult to challenge solving, ravia and a number of other fields, whether were talking about Energy Prices or some of the more aggressive Foreign Policy goals of the crown prince has been pursuing for this entire period. Whats happening now in saudi arabia, undeniably, is transformative. Saudi is trying to diversify its economy away from oil and find other sources of jobs for citizens and to ship the economy away from hydrocarbons. Thats one piece. The other piece is cultural and social, shifting the country away from the very austere brands of as well as defined saudis society for generations like the long limits drives encouraging them to enter the workforce, allowing concerts and raves and trying to re orient saudis. Society towards an identity that is based more on nationalism, lot of human rights activists do point out that despite all the social reforms, womens rights defenders and minorities and human rights and advocates have been thrown in jail. And the freedom of expression is still a major issue inside the radius. So with regards to how transformational and b s is performed over the last 6 years, the drawers to the saudi arabia is not the 1st country to resort to sports washington to enhance its reputation. Its just that in recent years, there has been a lot to clean the murder in 2018 of the exile journal. This drew mount construction, who was once a loyalist, and then turned into a critic of been so months policy. The saudi led military intervention, any yep. It started in 2015 and helped transform a civil war into a quagmire. That has claimed close to 400000 blogs. Saudi arabias continued support was storage area and regimes in the arab world, while repressing political dissent. Within only 2 months ago, a court in react convicted a man with only 10 twitter followers for his Anti Government codes and sentenced him to death. Twice in 2021 us president ial bidens came to our promising to treat saudi arabia as an o. And then Oil Prices Went last year, joe biden met m b s in saudi arabia and very famously fist bumped him. And that was an image that was settled across the well. One of the major things that changed most of it was that you find russell, which had a huge impact on global prices. So the conversation has moved on and while the moral objections also the death of social g. Now with the changing kind of Global Financial situation, theres moral objections that kind of been shifted to the side. And its business as usual. The 1st thing thats changed as this time 5 years have gone by since the murder and some are shut to the war in yemen has fallen into a law. Theres a ceasefire in place. And if youre over these things, you saw 567 years ago, hesitated somewhat. Another thing thats changed has been out of political level countries that once isolated saudi arabia have changed their tune. Joe biden was very frosty towards the kingdom for the 1st year or so, but then oil prices, clients, and he decided that he needed to have a better relationship with the saudis. The 3rd thing is, frankly, theres just a lot of money on the table and thats hard to walk away from. If you are in Business Card or scale, if youre actually being enticed for your future, thoughts like this, john over know the aging. Fortunately, super late last year, having played 4 mega teeth like re on the drip in manchester nights. He said playing and the saudi league was a non start. If it was just about money, he would it be a, be a saudi arabia by hunting is kings ransom, but he, thats what motivates you. They want to keep up exactly, because i thought, i still believe that not going to go many, many goals. And now, one months later, when all those signs are richard contract and football history, without enough in re, its worth 200000000. 00 euros a year. 19000000 for what he does on the pitch, the rest in commercial sponsorship. Which means rinaldo wont just be playing in saudi arabia. He will also be part of the countrys p r. I dont want to give it a different vision of the country of the football breast fictive of everybody when it was just simply one player. You know, like christiano, and although being the 1st sign before we saw any of these other string of deals, a lot more questions were being asked, why would someone go to a lead that clearly its not up to the same standard, especially for global superstar in an icon in that sense, but were even hearing from and da stars or saying, you know, when can we be invited to saudi arabia . Money definitely talk soon. Its able to bring a lot of people into the kingdom. They were able to bring not only some very prominent and more aging football stars, but also to start to attract even younger promising talent. This is definitely something new to see these top players going to leak, thats outside of europe. Now, all of the different journalists across europe and United States are talking about the saudi leave, the same time that theyre talking about these other european leaks. And i think thats exactly what the saudis wants there and emissions nation. They want to be at the center of all of these Different Networks permeating the coverage of this story is the unmistakable odor of doubles fan blowing in. He has a gap from a westerly direction. Sports funds have been in dig, accusing the saudi league of coaching players from your calling for bands on such a trance. Apparently, coaching doesnt matter when its your fee and scouring the playing fields of south america for they want to global step for football and talent for exactly what set saudi arabia apart is that these investments have come from distinct. And how is that when america is chosen to stage the world or the u. K. Holes the olympics, their politics never get. This kind of western journalists dont raise issues like the or rack or guantanamo, but you dont have to be a fan of m b as to wonder why. As far as the International Media are concerned, the saudis seemed to be, you know, legal to their own. The investments was so huge that i think the saudi elite was actually the 2nd largest investor within the transfer market. So there was some anxiety about that, some sort of call it oriented lism or sort of cultural in east with that. But you have to understand that this is also due to the fact that this is a state that is investing. And especially when study or village to be doing this for a number of years to come. I think everyone just realizes that this is something that theyre going to have to deal with. There is a very specific double standard that is applied to the middle east. Its the most controversial world copeland history. If you look at the world come last year, there was a level of the criticisms. And so if that wasnt aimed at russia or china when it goes to the olympics and facing, unquestionably, both of those countries have far worse human rights. Beckers products. But there was a real level of criticism that last years world cups that wasnt applied to the previous one. So i think its particularly aimed at amenities. But part of this i think, is, is a deeper recognition thats taking place within europe and within north america to an extent that her power really strips in terms of culture and the fact that were no longer just kind of a quote for the europe as far as with all those other leads is coming from a sense of entitlement, right . Somehow this game belongs to that. But if its truly a global gain from the idea of the turning to the u. S. Now where the government launched a significant legal case this past week against the tech, a behemoth google flo phillips is here with a detail in this trial is being called the 1st major anti trust case of the 21st century. And its about as big as they come on to trust refers to laws conscious of put in place to prevent any Single Company from having a monopoly. Controlling a market or industry by preventing competitors from having a fat shout from the regulators. Perspective monopolies can make people rely on Just One Company for central services, like searching for information online. Thats why this past tuesday, the Us Department of justice lores this case against google. What weve seen so far is the google paid upwards of 10000000000. 00 a year to all the tech companies, like apple and samsung, to make google that default search engine. Google does the same on its own, widely used android phones on that, according to the prosecution, is an unfair advantage. But google isnt the only tech johns on the legal radar right now. Over the past couple of months, the European Union approved to key legislation packages. The digital market sacks, the Digital Services act, aimed at keeping big corporations. Google included from exploding that size and forcing Online Platforms to be responsible for content posted. Google says its success comes down to quote the quality of its products, the exact same defense that was used by the in the all the tech john to face and 90 trust case of this kind. Microsoft can 1998 that trial which drew intense media coverage, centered around internet explorer, microsoft browser. The company was found guilty of breaking competition rules and it was forced to allow users twins to rival software more easily. Rivals such as google, thanks lot i or at the risk of getting existential. A question is god real . Some people in search of the answer are going onto youtube, all kinds of channels there are dedicated to debates around faith and religion. Content creators explain and promote various religions. And theres also a sizable community on an atheist, typically different mission, to explain why they dont believe in their videos can range from how they came to that conclusion, to critiques of what they argue is the harmful role. Religion can play in politics and society. Atheist are a minority in every country, but its a growing world view, including among americans. Still being an atheist in many parts of the us. Can be downright unacceptable. But listening post ryan coles. Now one ac is in, in america, and the countries god bless the apostles on you to the drew mccourt is one of hundreds of thousands of americans making a living on youtube. He might look like a typical, millennial youtube or but the nature of his videos are a little different. I feel like this one could you get me in hot water . When mccoy, better known, is genetically modified, skeptical turns, the mike on the content can be controversial and to some highly offensive. The very idea of a christian bible was invented by a flawed human being. If youre going to hell in every religion, i definitely want to hear of how wide without sufficient reason to believe christianity was true though i had to leave all of that behind. When i became an atheist, i couldnt tell anybody because that would mean that i was not only rejecting their personal lord and savior, but i was maybe even rejecting them as individual. That is how my evangelical community would have taken it. I was raised independent fundamental about this that meant that we believe that the end times or near the earth was created in 6 literal days by god. About 6000 years ago. Some of the things that i was taught i started to question, i didnt have anyone in real life to talk to about issues of religion and atheism. So i decided that maybe i could go online and express myself freely if that was really the only place i could do it until next time everyone keep an open mind and stay skeptical. Drew is certainly not alone. Hes part of a Wider Community of atheist in the United States who found a sanctuary on youtube. Im john police and the douglas engineer. Theres a slew of popular channels with millions of viewers dedicated exclusively to articulating the eightys world. I dont think its knowable if a god exists in challenging religious narratives for the approximately 10 percent of americans that open the identify is non believers. If religious people want us to believe in god, then the burden of proof is unfair. To me with most atheist youtube birds have a very similar origin story. They were once ardent believers and grew up in strict christian communities. Now they feel compelled to defend their god. This world view often in the face of great adversity. People who come out of a, especially a dogmatic fundamental us ty control face, they come out and theyve got a real fire in their belly and they look for an help. And youtube provides. What do you want to read a book to really make you an atheist . Im going to recommend the bible, you can have the long form exchange. You can develop a relationship with a viewer. If you see a debate show like the atheist experience, they welcome religious people to call in and they challenge them directly over 75 percent of all the scholars and and historians can agree that jesus of nazareth was a real person. Well, okay, so 1st that 1st of all, 93 percent of all. So test x are pulled right or somebody with the time that they need to use them. The types of interactions you get will vary based on the type of channel. You st pissed them. Ology or get just the curious um do you have like 5 minutes have a conversation about god. I am most interested in what i call 10 of the seekers. I was a believer for a long time and i dont know. Ive got doubts, but i just googled atheist and your channel popped up. They needed to find this Online Community because they dont have the people around them who understand their experiences. The American Religion has faith in faith. And so people who dont believe anything, theyre scary to a lot of americans, particularly american christians, where a state is dominated by christians. Thats where its harder to be an atheist. You may not be able to tell your family because it might not be safe. You might lose your job, so it is difficult to be an atheist and much of america, except online, where youtube has provided a diverse space for atheist thought. You can pick and choose the style and tone of content. In the early days, however, it was a space dominated by predominantly snarky white men who ridiculed religion and the religious atone largely set by the so called new age thought leaders like Christopher Hitchens and richard dawkins. Obviously, i do not share your beliefs. And i think you are losing a semester