By John Glenday

Authoritarian regimes the world over have become adept at the art of censorship but now the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia has stumbled on a new tool to add to the censors tool box – Winnie the Pooh branded beach ball.

The unlikely prop was poorly photoshopped into a seemingly innocuous photograph of a family bathing in an outdoor pool, which fell foul of strict laws on an Islamic dress code. As a result the father and three children now sport a badly drawn T-shirt but more extreme measures were required for the mother.

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Source: The Drum