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Azerbaijan exploits social media influencers with “free” tours

Imagine being offered the chance for incredible adventures as one of the first travelers to tour “previously restricted areas” – and best of all, it’s free! Sounds too good to be true, right? Indeed it is. As members of the global community of “extreme travelers” chasing excitement have been discovering, everything has its price. All expenses paid trips to Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) offered to travelers by the Azerbaijani government aim to promote the nation’s image through social

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Paul Vartan Sookiasian

Paul Vartan Sookiasian is a writer and editor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worked in Armenia as the English language editor at CivilNet and as a project associate for USAID programs. More recently he served as one of the organizers of the World Congress on Information Technology 2019 Yerevan. He is also a historian who researches and brings to light the long and rich history of Philadelphia's Armenian community.

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  1. AS MUCH AS I HATE WHAT AZERBAIJAN IS DOING, ARMENIA IS BECOMING A WHINING AND CRYING BABY, ALWAYS THROWING A TANTRUM ANYTIME AZERBAIJAN COMES UP WITH A STUPID BUT SUCCESSFUL MARKETING CAMPAIGN AGAINST IT. YES, IT’S DUMB, IT’S DISGUSTING, AND THESE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS ARE A BUNCH OF MORONS. HOWEVER, IT WORKS AND AZERBAIJAN IS OUTSMARTING ARMENIA IN ITS MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST IT.

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