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[–]bobbobbybob 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

1500 strong team. bloody hell

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

There are a lot of different groups trying to manipulate information online, since we are prone to be attacked people should know about this.

It's an article from the Guardian talking about the way the British army is using teams of shills in order to carry out psyops online to manipulate public opinion.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I'm guessing it didn't work because they just love wasting my tax dollar. I bet they gave the jobs to a thousand of their nephews as well.

[–]madcow-5 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So did literally every other competent organization on the planet.

[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It would be Amish to do otherwise. Which is part of why Uncle Ted was right about technology and 'progress'.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The IDF is active on 30 platforms – including Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Instagram – in six languages. “It enables us to engage with an audience we otherwise wouldn’t reach,” said an Israeli army spokesman.

Surprised nobody mentioned that one here.

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That's not the headline The Guardian went with though, is it?

[–]RightousBob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if some of those limey sobs are trolling the boards here on saidit.