Saturday, March 19, 2011

U.S. Military Prepares To Start A Sock Puppet Offensive


The paper writes that the project might prompt other states, companies and non-governmental organizations to develop similar techniques. RIA Novosti

U.S. Military Backing Cyber Troll Offensive? -- CBS News

Military reported behind software to generate phony online personae to influence social media conversations.

(Discover) It sounds like the deranged words of a conspiracy theorist: The U.S. military is (not so) secretly creating software that'll generate phony online personae in order to subtly influence social media conversations and spread propaganda. But what may sound like wacky theory is actually wacky reality, or at least will soon be, depending on whether it's already in the works.

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More News On The Pentagon Using Social networks To Spread Disinformation

Combating jihadists and free speech: How the U.S. military is using fake online profiles to spread propaganda -- Daily Mail
Report: U.S. Creates Fake Online Identities To Counter 'Enemy Propaganda' -- NPR
US military creates fake online personas -- The Telegraph
U.S. Government Writes Software to Enable Squads of Propaganda Comment Trolls -- Discover
Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media -- The Guardian
US military tackles social media with ‘Sock Puppets’ -- First Post
U.S. develops software to manipulate social networking sites -- RIA Novosti
Military software to spread pro-American propaganda online -- Defense Systems
I Was a Sock Puppet for the CIA -- PC World

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