Posted on 05/04/2020 2:05:00 AM PDT by knighthawk
An anti-Trump Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal is planning to deploy an information warfare tool that received initial funding from DARPA, the Pentagons secretive research arm -- transforming technology originally envisioned as a way to fight ISIS propaganda into a campaign platform to benefit Joe Biden.
The Washington Post first reported that the initiative, called Defeat Disinfo, will utilize "artificial intelligence and network analysis to map discussion of the presidents claims on social media," and then attempt to "intervene" by "identifying the most popular counter-narratives and boosting them through a network of more than 3.4 million influencers across the country in some cases paying users with large followings to take sides against the president."
Social media guru Curtis Hougland is heading up Defeat Disinfo, and he received the funding from DARPA when his program was "part of an effort to combat extremism overseas." He explained in an interview with the Post that he was unhappy that top social media accounts often supported Trump, and had effectively defended the president in recent days from claims that he had suggested Americans inject themselves with disinfectant.
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Progtards never give up (Alinsky #8).
And people who are more fearful and emotional are more gullible to believing their propaganda.
Wrap this around a bleach bottle and shove it up his fundament:
FACT CHECK: No, Trump Did Not Tell People To Inject Themselves With Disinfectant Or Drink Bleach | The Daily Wire
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fact-check-no-trump-did-not-tell-people-to-inject-themselves-with-disinfectant-or-drink-bleach
Twitter bots are as old as Twitter and still just as obvious.
This sounds like Obama’s ‘Truth Squads.’
Lefties never change.
Hopefully Trump’s team is sharp enough to have countermeasures at the ready.
Sounds like a war against free speech and our electoral process. Is this legal, or does it matter because Commiecrats are doing it?
bump for later
How is this not some sort of sedition — especially when handled by a retired General, and using DARPA? The oath that military people make regarding the Constitution — is that a forever oath, or does it expire when they retire?
How about that Patriotic American Stanley McChrystal?
We were lucky this guy left the military.
These are people who view Napoleon as the hero of Animal Farm.
Dems using our tax dollars and AI system meant to be used against ISIS against us in 2020 election. I bet that AI system was never really meant for ISIS in the first place - they just took our tax dollars and built systems to control US American opinion!
How can they get funding like that?
influencer armies?
I hope they wear their masks.. and bikinis.
The original technology here was developed with taxpayer funding. It’s unclear who ends up with licensing. It’s presumably not open-source. The developers and others would have been NDA’d ... so how did this liberal propaganda effort gain the keys to the castle? Unless someone legally granted a back door, seems there’s theft involved in this usage. I suggest a report + tip to the FBI for investigation.
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