(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar's government communication office has filed a lawsuit in the
United States against people who launched a social media campaign to
spread false information about the Gulf state to harm its interests.
In its complaint before a court in the state of New York, the office
said its defendants used social media accounts since October 2017 to
spread fake information about Qatar and that it harbours 'terrorism.
The office said those involved used alias accounts to post negatively
about the country, the ramifications of which could cause 'irreparable
harm.
In October last year, the London-based Times newspaper reported that a
series of anti-Qatar propaganda adverts flooded the pages of thousands
of social media users in the UK.
According to the Times, the adverts accusing Qatar of funding
'terrorism and mistreating foreign workers were paid for by 'secretive
campaign groups - Qatar Exposed and Kick Qatar Out, neither of which
own websites on the Internet.
The two Twitter accounts were created within minutes of each other last October.
According to analysts, the two campaigns are funded by groups linked to
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates which, along with Bahrain
and Egypt, have severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar.
The blockading quartet accused Qatar on June 5 of supporting 'terrorism, the allegations Qatar has strongly denied.
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