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“The hashtag in Urdu contains multiple underscores and 22 characters that together translate to “an imported government is unacceptable.” Despite being tricky and typo-prone, the hashtag has surpassed 3.5 million tweets, even though there are only 3.4 million Twitter users in Pakistan, as key cabinet members pushed it on the platform. It was a hallmark move by Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), largely credited with increasing access to political conversations through its online presence and campaigns.” —
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