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Both sides in an Indonesian election use fake social-media-account “factories” to whip up hatred
23 Jul 2018 · Jeremy Leggett
This is a guest post by Jeremy Leggett. Views are the author's own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of MyGridGB or Dr Andrew Crossland.
“Buzzer teams” with multiple fake Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts fan religious and racial divides.
Indonesia ranks among the top five users of Twitter and Facebook globally.
Image: Cornell blog (of an Asian internet café, not one of the actual factories described in the article)