An ex-Twitter employee was found guilty of espionage for Saudi Arabia

An ex-Twitter employee was found guilty of espionage for Saudi Arabia

Abouammo formerly worked as a media partnerships manager at Twitter, where he assisted important personalities in the Middle East and North Africa in promoting their accounts. He used his position, however, to get access to the email addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates of people who were critical of the Saudi government. Between November 2014 and May 2015, Abouammo gave such information to Saudi authorities in exchange for presents.