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Secret Pakistani Program Directs Military Officers to Attack Social Media Critics and "Digital Terrorists"
In an unprecedented step, the army has ordered thousands of field officers to wage online war against supporters of deposed former prime minister Imran Khan and other opposition voices
If you live in a would-be authoritarian society, one way to find out whether something matters is how much attention the government is paying to it. It’s easy to tell ourselves that “Twitter isn’t real life” and that social media is mere triviality. But those in power know that it means so much more. The story we’re publishing today demonstrates that in a striking way. We’ve uncovered a massive, classified program being run by the Pakistani government that directs thousands of military figures to engage directly in rhetorical battles on social media. Much of this story is funny, and it’s fine to laugh at the foibles of our masters, but that also doesn’t take away from the serious threat it represents to the kind of dignified and democratic global civil society we’re trying to recreate.Whether you care about Pakistan itself or not, this kind of story is key to understanding both our current world and where we’re headed. If you can help support this reporting, please do so by becoming a paying subscriber or by donating to our Pakistan-specific coverage here. If not, please share this with anybody you think would appreciate it.
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A Pakistani motorcyclist drives past a banner bearing the image of the country's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt. General Zaheer Islam in Islamabad on April 30, 2014. Photo: AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty.
Pakistan’s military leadership has secretly enlisted thousands of serving officers in an online campaign against judges, activists, and journalists it views as political enemies.
The program, known as the “Army Agahi Network,” or Army Awareness Network (AAN), directs groups of military field officers to create fake social media accounts to proliferate pro-military messages and level defamatory accusations and threats against critics of the army, members of Pakistan's civil society and judiciary, and supporters of deposed former prime minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI).
A source involved in the program leaked information to Drop Site that shed light on the vast, covert network. Drop Site is not publishing the data in order to protect the source. An expert in social media analysis reviewed a collection of posts made by officers involved in the AAN to help evaluate their authenticity.
Secret Pakistani Program Directs Military Officers to Attack Social Media Critics and "Digital Terrorists"
In an unprecedented step, the army has ordered thousands of field officers to wage online war against supporters of deposed former prime minister Imran Khan and other opposition voices
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