Pak using Twitter โloopholeโ to trigger violence in India
New Delhi: A โloopholeโ in social media platform Twitter is being used by Pakistan-based state actors, who enjoy the support of key members of the present political dispensation and that of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, to generate and amplify anti-India disinformation campaign that has the potential to cause loss of lives and property, private experts and government officials have warned.
An India-based private organization, โDisinfolabโ, that is run by a group of Open-source intelligence (OSINT) experts, in its recently released report titled, โThe Anatomy of Pakistanโs 5th generation warfare, How Twitterโs loophole is being weaponized to create conflict in South Asiaโ, has put out in the public domain undeniable proof that proves how Pakistan-based individuals, who are closely related to the present political party in power, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan army, are indulging in a massive disinformation campaign against India for the last few months by using Twitter.
As per the report, โThis loophole has been deployed by various Pakistani social media accounts in propagating anti-India fake narrative. Easter bombings of Sri Lanka, Islamophobia in India, Galwan valley clash, farmersโ protest of India are few of the many incidents where Pakistan has falsely accused India as the architect of these incidents.โ
The experts found that by โJuly 2020, the Pakistani establishment decided to create a full-scale fake news industry by way of SAUSMF. SAUSMF website was hosted by
Pak Cabinet Minister and one of the closest advisors of PM Imran Khan, Jahangir Khan Tareen, on his serverโ. The website was removed from the server once the report by Disinfolab became public.
The primary aim of this disinformation warfare, the experts told The Sunday Guardian, is to spread anti-India fake news with the objective to create conflict between India and its neighbours including Nepal and Sri Lanka.Officials tracking the developments said that such disinformation campaign, if not stopped in time, can easily lead to incidents of riots and large scale public disturbance. These Pakistan-based individuals, according to officials, have become an expert in using Indiaโs internal and external issues like farmersโ protests and border stand-off with China to spread anarchy in India by sharing fake/ misleading videos and posts. In some cases, one such Twitter handle changed his name at least five times to target Indiaโs interest by spreading fake news before it was identified.
Twitterโs โloopholeโ allows users to change their profile and spread anti-India fake news. New Delhi: A โloopholeโ in social media platform Twitter is being used by Pakistan-based state actors, who enjoy the support of key members of the present political dispensation and that of...
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