He Mocks Saudi Arabia on YouTube. Yes, He Fears for His Safety. (Published 2020)

LONDON — No one has skewered the Saudi royal family as gleefully as Ghanem al-Masarir. In hundreds of videos posted to YouTube — which have now been viewed more than 300 million times — Mr. al-Masarir sits at a desk, usually at his home in North London, offers a jovial greeting in Arabic, then …