i did a nursing travel assignment in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. we lived in an american compound, there were no restrictions on what we looked at on the net or even what we watched on tv or movies. When we left the compound we always had an escort, so there were no issues. but in the compound we had no rules, and no bills.
It depends on the compound. Most of them run their ISP through the Government since they are trying to be good citizens. Then there are the troublemakers like where you lived.