Twitter suspends Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign

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BANGKOK - Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent weeks spreading posts in favor of

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the monarchy.

Protesters and royalists have cited the importance of social media in propelling the protest movement, which has become the biggest challenge in decades to the monarchy as well as the government of former junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha. Neither the school nor the Royal Volunteers headquarters responded to requests for comment on the suspension. The "Volunteer Spirit 904" programme was established during the current king's reign, which began in 2016, to build loyalty to the monarchy.

"Government forces have been trying to counter the protesters," said Saijai Liangpunsakul of the independent Social Media Monitoring for Peace group. "Twitter has taken down some accounts, but there are many more."

 

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