First of all we know that Facebook willingly participated (and presumably is still participating) in the NSAs PRISM program by giving the agency unfettered access to user communications. We also know that the U.S. government has invested heavily in technology used to track and model the spread of opinions on social media. The U.S. government hasnt sought these capabilities for the sake of science. We know from the Cuban Twitter scandal, where the U.S. State Department where got caught red handed attempting to topple the Cuban government through social media, that these capabilities are already being used for offensive operations. Combine that with the fact that the U.S. Military got exposed in 2011 for developing sock puppet software to create fake online identities and spread propaganda and an ominous picture snaps into focus. The U.S. government is militarizing social media through a combination of technology and social sciences, and Facebook is helping them.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:03:50 +0000
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