The overwhelming evidence that internet propaganda exists, and is a major problem, needs more exposure: Feel free to add more. Please spread this information. Educating others about the existence of this issue is the best way to combat it. Propaganda can only work if the majority of the population are ignorant of the fact that they are consuming propaganda. Glenn Greenwald: How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/ Glenn Greewald: Hacking Online Polls and Other Ways British Spies Seek to Control the Internet: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/14/manipulating-online-polls-ways-british-spies-seek-control-internet/ GCHQ’s “Chinese menu” of tools spreads disinformation across Internet- “Effects capabilities” allow analysts to twist truth subtly or spam relentlessly: arstechnica/security/2014/07/ghcqs-chinese-menu-of-tools-spread-disinformation-across-internet/ The Guardian: Internet Astroturfing: theguardian/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/dec/13/astroturf-libertarians-internet-democracy BBC News: US plans to fight the net revealed: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4655196.stm BBC News: Pentagon plans propaganda war: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1830500.stm Buzzfeed: Documents Show How Russia’s Troll Army Hit America: buzzfeed/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america#.ki8Mz97ly CENTCOM engages bloggers: rawstory/news/2006/Raw_obtains_CENTCOM_email_to_bloggers_1016.html WIRED: Air Force Releases ‘Counter-Blog’ Marching Orders: wired/dangerroom/2009/01/usaf-blog-respo/ [Military Report: Secretly ‘Recruit or Hire Bloggers’](wired/dangerroom/2008/03/report-recruit/) The Guardian: Israel organizes volunteers to flood the net with Israeli propaganda: theguardian/commentisfree/2009/jan/09/israel-foreign-ministry-media The Guardian: Israel ups the stakes in the propaganda war: theguardian/media/2006/nov/20/mondaymediasection.israel Israel To Pay Students For Pro-Israeli Social Media Propaganda: huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/14/israel-pay-students-propaganda_n_3755782.html BBC News: Chinas Internet spin doctors: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7783640.stm Air Force ordered software to manage army of fake virtual people: rawstory/rs/2011/02/18/revealed-air-force-ordered-software-to-manage-army-of-fake-virtual-people/ HBGary: Automated social media management: dailykos/story/2011/02/16/945768/-UPDATED-The-HB-Gary-Email-That-Should-Concern-Us-All NPR: Report: U.S. Creates Fake Online Identities To Counter Enemy Propaganda: npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/17/134631649/report-u-s-creates-fake-online-identities-to-counter-enemy-propaganda The Guardian: US spy operation to manipulate social media: theguardian/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks The Guardian: The need to protect the internet from astroturfing grows ever more urgent: theguardian/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/feb/23/need-to-protect-internet-from-astroturfing Exposing Cyber Shills and Social Medias Underworld: huffingtonpost/sam-fiorella/cyber-shills_b_2803801.html Turkeys Government Forms 6,000-Member Social Media Team: online.wsj/news/articles/SB10001424127887323527004579079151479634742?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj%2Farticle%2FSB10001424127887323527004579079151479634742.html
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