Launched a few days ago by Moroccans who presented themselves as Algerians, the hashtag “manich radi” (I am not satisfied) ignited the web in Algeria, sparking a torrent of reactions on social networks. The response from Algerians was dazzling.
No doubt inspired by the occult laboratories of the Makhzen supported by Sherpas from their new Israeli ally, known for their capacity for manipulation, many Moroccans launched this hashtag “manich radi” by exploiting false accounts and pages attributed to Algerians.
However, the operation went viral and turned against its initiators and sparked a vast response campaign from influencers, media and even Algerian politicians.
By pretending to be Algerians, they attack the government and talk about their difficult daily situation.
The most curious thing and what surprised the initiators of this campaign and lifted the veil on the underlying designs of this manipulation of a new kind is that the hashtag in question is present in the trend of the platform Morocco.
The amateurism of the initiators of this campaign has given rise to ridicule and questions, including outside Algeria.
The dazzling response of Algerians to a Moroccan disinformation campaign
“The problem is that this hashtag is present in the Moroccan Twitter trend and not in the Algerian trend. For the first time in my life, I see a people pretending to be another people and speaking in their name. Is Morocco suffering from an identity crisis? “, asked a Kuwaiti Internet user on X.
But as soon as it was launched, the hashtag did not leave many Algerians unmoved, who responded en masse by launching the hashtag “Ana mâa bladi” (I am with my country).
In a few hours, the message was widely distributed, as evidenced by its trend on the X platform.
Politicians, journalists, media, associations and other activists, all relayed the message to express their unwavering attachment to the stability of Algeria and their refusal of manipulation in this context full of uncertainties.
Even if some, in their comments, admitted the existence of “inadequacies” and “other problems”, the fact remains that they refuse to be drawn into an enterprise of which they are ignorant of the origin and of the vague designs.
“(…) The Algerian has never been satisfied with what he has accomplished throughout history, and has not been satisfied with what he has accomplished in all areas. But he realizes that the best is obtained through knowledge, work, effort, patience, solidarity and rallying around the institutions of his country, regardless of the people who, one day or the other, will leave, but the homeland remains. We are not satisfied, but we stand by our country and care about its security and unity,” wrote the famous Algerian beIN Sports commentator, Hafid Derradji.
In a context of geostrategic upheaval, particularly after the fall of Bashar El Assad in Syria, and in the wake of the heightened tension in Algerian-French relations, this Moroccan maneuver appears as another sequence aimed at destabilizing Algeria. One of the elements of so-called hybrid warfare, of which disinformation is one of the main weapons.
If for the moment, the knee-jerk reaction of Algerians, hardened by years of violence during the 1990s, testifies to their attachment to the stability of the country and their refusal of any foreign interference in their affairs, it nonetheless remains that the best response to this new type of threat undoubtedly remains the provision of a credible and efficient media system.
In the absence of this system, which calls for real openness, the lifting of obstacles and financial support, citizens necessarily immigrate to social networks and foreign media where they are exposed to manipulation and to all forms of fake news which proliferate abroad. shadow of the weakening of the Algerian media. This is the whole challenge of the new world in reorganization.
