Agreement and Disagreement About Social Changes Regarding Saudi Women on Twitter

Abstract

The succession of Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz to the throne of Saudi Arabia following the death of his brother, Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, marked significant changes to Saudi Arabian society, particularly with regard to the codes of conduct required of Saudi women. Together with his son, Mohammed Bin Salman, who was appointed Crown Prince, the new King set out to remove the bans on Saudi women’s freedom of movement including the ban on Saudi women driving, going to football stadiums and appearing on stage with men. These changes incited a massive response on social media from the Saudi people. For and against hashtags began to appear on the social platform Twitter.