The Makings of a Cybertrooper

  • Niki Cheong

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Description

A media manipulation survey by Oxford Internet Institute has found that Malaysia employs full-time staff members to manipulate and control the social media space. BFM Radio speak to Dr Niki Cheong for his insights into cybertrooper activities, and what one can do to identify them.

Period14 Jan 2021

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Media contributions

  • TitleThe Makings of a Cybertrooper
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBFM 89.9
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size19.35 minutes
    Country/TerritoryMalaysia
    Date14/01/21
    DescriptionA media manipulation survey by Oxford Internet Institute has found that Malaysia employs full-time staff members to manipulate and control the social media space. BFM Radio speaks to Dr Niki Cheong for his insights into cybertrooper activities, and what one can do to identify them.
    Producer/AuthorKelvin Yee
    URLhttps://www.bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/evening-edition/the-makings-of-a-cybertrooper
    PersonsNiki Cheong
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Keywords

  • malaysia
  • political communication
  • cybertroopers
  • social media