Tuesday, July 14, 2020

War, Lies and Hashtags: Pakistan's Twitter Battles



Pakistan's most notorious digital commander leads his cyber-army to the front line of a propaganda war.


Farhan Virk is a household name in Pakistan's Twittersphere.
He is one of the country's most controversial political influencers and claims he can make any hashtag trend nationally.
A hyper-nationalist believed by many to be a state-sponsored troll, Virk commands Team Imran Khan, a Twitter army of more than 1,000 volunteers.
When India-Pakistan tensions flare, Virk mounts an online attack.

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