Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak has said that he will defend Putrajaya at all costs, even if it requires “crushed bodies and lost lives”. Now, with Najib’s launch of BN’s new “cyber army”, are we seeing the manifestation of doing whatever it takes to maintain power?
In launching the 1Malaysia Social Media Volunteers, or myVO1CE, Najib has effectively given pro-BN cyber troopers “official recognition”, going so far as to call them a new army for the party in the virtual world. In his speech, Najib signalled a rallying call saying, “Bring out your iPads, iPhones, Blackberries and laptops. These are our weapons as the cyber warriors.”