Honoured guest: Dr Ahmad Zahid attending the Sabah Umno social media convention at its headquarters. — Bernama
KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional is getting ready for the “war” on social media in the coming general election, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Describing cyberspace as a “battleground”, the Deputy Prime Minister said Opposition cybertroopers were getting training in countries like Taiwan to gain traction in spreading negative propaganda against Barisan using blogs, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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