Saudis’ Image Makers: A Troll Army and a Twitter Insider

Saudi operatives have mobilized to harass critics on Twitter, a wildly popular platform for news in the kingdom since the Arab Spring uprisings began in 2010. Saud al-Qahtani, a top adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed who was fired on Saturday in the fallout from Mr. Khashoggi’s killing, was the strategist behind the operation, according to United States and Saudi officials, as well as activist organizations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/us/politics/saudi-image-campaign-twitter.html