Cheerleading without fansIt seems like the Royal Thai Army can't catch a break lately. Now it has to defend itself against allegations that it was behind almost 1,000 "propagandist" Twitter accounts which spouted its praises to divert public attention from its shortcomings. Even after the recent change in command following the annual military reshuffle, the army's integrity is still being called into question by the public. Out of the 1,594 pages that Twitter took down in its latest sweep, 926 could be traced back to Thailand. While a study released by Stanford University's Internet Observatory noted the campaign was a "relatively unsophisticated social media information operation with limited reach" which amounted to little less than "cheerleading without fans", it exposes a more fatal flaw.

Source: Bangkok Post October 11, 2020 00:11 UTC