Sunday, May 25, 2014

Old-school Thai junta faces new adversary: social media, flash mob protests

By Simon Webb and Paul Mooney BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai military may have a well-rehearsed coup playbook after overthrowing a dozen governments, but it's never come up against the power of social media, as used by dissenters worldwide to share information – and that may prove a game-changer. Protesters appear in droves only to melt away when soldiers link hands to encircle them. In uprisings …


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