Alt Thai News Network ATNN : Social Media as a Weapon

November 16, 2020 (Brian Berletic - LD) - One strongpoint of these US-funded anti-government protests here in Thailand is their social media game.

They claim it's is because it’s a “youth movement” and they are simply better at using technology than the so-called “old” establishment. But this isn't true. The US-funded anti-government protests are so successful on social media because the US-based social media networks they are using have tilted the entire game in their favor. References:

Land Destroyer - Weaponized Social Media Fuels "Youth" Protests:

https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2020/08/weaponized-social-media-fuels-youth.html

The Nation - Twitter takes on the Army, bans over 900 accounts:

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395911

The Guardian - Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human 'vulnerability':

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/09/facebook-sean-parker-vulnerability-brain-psychology

BBC - Facebook emotion experiment sparks criticism:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28051930#:~:text=Facebook%20is%20facing%20criticism%20after,the%20users%20were%20exposed%20to.

New York Times - U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings:

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html

US State Department - Announcement on Alliance of Youth Movements Summit, December 3-5:

https://web.archive.org/web/20090205204156/http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2008/November/20081120122321eaifas0.3440363.html