Twitter Aided the Pentagon in its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign

Twitter executives have claimed for years that the company makes concerted efforts to detect and thwart government-backed covert propaganda campaigns on its platform.

Behind the scenes, however, the social networking giant provided direct approval and internal protection to the U.S. military’s network of social media accounts and online personas, whitelisting a batch of accounts at the request of the government. The Pentagon has used this network, which includes U.S. government-generated news portals and memes, in an effort to shape opinion in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, and beyond.

It’s nice to have substantial evidence, but at the same time: :shocked-pikachu:

Papal Numberwang

Isn’t this the guy who got caught because he went on a spending spree?

16 War Crimes. No Mercy.

Reported to North Pole authorities. You’re going on the naughty list.

I think Baldur’s Gate has some level scaling, and the fact that I’m not sure means that it is a success if it does.

Oh god I can see someone having this take: “at least the Japanese never unleashed disease on their own people!”

Very cool custom rig! I see you switched from the original water cooling system to organic.

:im-doing-my-part: Starship Troopers!

Serious suggestion: The Battle for Algiers

Remember that back in november the US told Ukraine that they needed to appear willing to negotiate, even if they weren’t serious about peace