Social media storm in a teacup: A person using a smartphone to look at the Facebook page of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Activists worry that the Cambodian government's new social media focus is not just about using it, but controlling it.
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is taking a belated leap into the digital age in a bid to court young, urban voters as he tries to fend off unprecedented competition from the opposition after three decades in power.
The former Khmer Rouge soldier has started to enthusiastically embrace Facebook for the first time, coming round to the platform after almost losing a 2013 election when the opposition won a surge of support online.
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