U.S. military using fake online profiles to spread propaganda

[Judi Lynn]

Sorry this is 3 months old: I just found it.

U.S. military using fake online profiles to spread propaganda
By Lewis Bazley
Last updated at 11:18 AM on 18th March 2011

The American military has spent $2.8million on software to create fake personas on social networking websites in a bid to curb online jihadists.

The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) has awarded a $2.76million contract to California company Ntrepid in order to create false identities – known as ‘sock puppets’ – to manipulate conversations on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The move is reportedly intended to hamper online extremism but critics will argue the scheme actually strikes a blow against free speech.

A June 2010 contract shows the software in question would allow users to control ‘10 personas… replete with background , history, supporting details, and cyber presences that are technically, culturally and geographically consistent’.

Up to 50 users of the software would be ‘able to appear to originate in nearly any part of the world’ with the intention of interacting ‘through conventional online services and social media platforms’.

More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367535/U-S-military-using-fake-online-profiles-spread-propaganda.html

[Newest Reality]

1. Things are and never were

what you thought they were.

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Edited: Typo, etc.

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