Ecuador: President launches social media trolls to monitor critics

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has declared war on his critics on social media.

panampost.com/Rebeca Morla reported ….On Saturday, January 24, President Correa announced the launch of a new website designed to investigate and respond to social-media users that “attack” or “defame” his government. Correa’s New Weapon: Somos +

In order to confront what the president calls a “systematic smear campaign” from Ecuador’s opposition, Correa unleashed the website Somos + (We Are More), presented during his weekly radio and television address Citizen Link. According to the president, Somos + is the administration’s response to the many critical comments he receives on his official Twitter account from people who “abuse the anonymity and freedom that the social networks provide.” Correa said his government is officially waging a “battle for truth,” and followers of his Citizens’ Revolution will be ready to respond to social-media critics with “the truth.” “We will not allow a few liars … to dominate us,” said the president. Read Article

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