The US military studied how to influence Twitter users [and other social media sites like reddit] in Darpa-funded research.

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There's been a lot of movement in order to push propaganda online recently so I think we should be informed about who are the ones moving the strings and are seeking to take control of the narratives in the information warfare.

The US military studied how to influence users of social media online in Darpa-funded research.

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Not the 1st time I hear about this, I once heard they tried testing to see if the could make the majority of people think they're the minority (not a reliable source).

Many of the modern events seem oddly similar to the events related to the event they supposedly manipulated.