Al-Jazeera’s Twitter Hacked

Well, that’s one way to conduct a social-media campaign. Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad reportedly hacked an Al Jazeera Twitter account Thursday. Hackers broke into the account of Al Jazeera’s English-language social-media show The Stream and began tweeting pro-Assad material. In one message, the Syrian Electronic Army—a group known for targeting Syrian rebel sympathizers—claimed credit for the hack. Al Jazeera producer James Wright has confirmed that the account was hacked, and warned followers to disregard all tweets from the handle until further notice.