Qatar uses social media websites heavily to spread hate speech and slander Saudi Arabia. Doha has hundreds of employees on social media sites, particularly twitter, pretending to be Saudi citizens and attacking the Saudi ruling family, security reports showed.

The mercenaries posting with these accounts seek to frustrate Saudis by defending Qatar, overstating Doha’s power, and marketing Iran to the Arab Middle East, Saudi newspaper Okaz reported.

There are nearly 6000 users tweeting at a rate of 90 tweets per minute, according to a report by Nayef Academy for National Security in 2015.

Known as "electronic committees" in Arab countries, they became popular during the unfolding of the Arab "Spring". They are basically a group of people paid to target a specific object based on strict guidelines, creating an artificial but desired viewpoint on social media websites.