Social Media Spying Continues
US military studied how to influence social media
Following in the aftermath of the
Facebook surveillance scandal, it has emerged that the Defense Department has
spent millions of dollars into researching social networks, so as to better
understand how information is shared and received, focusing on political protests
like Occupy and issues regarding the tumultuous Middle Eastern regions.
Twitter users’ activities were monitored and analysed as part of a major project funded by the US military, mimicking Facebook’s ‘emotion experiment’.
More interestingly though, several of the
studies involved messaging unwitting participants so as to track their
responses.
Unveiled in 2011, the program aimed
to enable a better understanding of how to detect and conduct propaganda campaigns on social media.
Darpa, established in 1958, is
responsible for technological research for the US military. Its notable
successes have included Arpanet, the precursor to today's internet. However,
thanks to some of its more esoteric projects, which have included thought-controlled robot arms, city-wide
surveillance programs and exo-skeletons, the agency has also become the
subject of many conspiracy theories, and a staple in programmes like the
X-Files.
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