Thai, Cambodian netizens take border conflict online

Claims, propaganda and vitriol reverberate across social media

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The online conflict between Thais and Cambodians has escalated significantly since the two countries' armies started shelling each other on July 24. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by AP)

DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN

PHNOM PENH -- The shelling between Cambodia and Thailand has, for the most part, ended after a ceasefire was agreed in Malaysia on Monday. What might prove harder to silence are the cross-border online attacks that have stirred deep hatred between the two countries' netizens.

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