'Boycott Amazon' is trending in Saudi Arabia

Thousands in Saudi Arabia call for a boycott of Amazon and its regional subsidiary due to the Washington Post's coverage of Jamal Kashoggi's death.
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Saudis have used Twitter and local media outlets to denounce what they described as a "media campaign" aimed at tarnishing Saudi Arabia's image and undermining efforts by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to modernize the country.

A Saudi journalist, Bandar Otyf, tweeted to his 105,000 followers that the Post "consistently publishes articles that are defaming."

"Let's defend our nation ... boycott Amazon to send a message to its owner so he is aware of the scale of the damage," Otyf added.

Amazon doesn't have a big presence in the Middle East but the company last year bought Souq.com, the region's leading e-commerce platform based in Dubai, to extend its reach.