The Makings of a Cybertrooper

  • Niki Cheong

    Press/Media: Expert Comment

    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

    Media contributions

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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