As always, propaganda. For instance we recently made made major efforts to try to overthrow the government of Venezuela that included, directly or indirectly, d

As always, propaganda. For instance we recently made made major efforts to try to overthrow the government of Venezuela that included, directly or indirectly, digital propaganda efforts. These efforts are ongoing but seem to have failed. Why? It can also be used internally. For instance in the 60s see things such as COINTELPRO [1] or the FBI's efforts to attempts to blackmail and push MLK to suicide. [2]. COINTELPRO is probably where you can draw the most analogs relevant to today - planting fake stories in the media, subverting groups through internal infiltration, compelling 'private' media to prohibit access to targeted groups, character assassination, etc. What are the effects of these actions on digital media, and how can it be used to pursue our interests? The same is true of MLK. The FBI's primary goal was simply to destroy him as a leader. What causes leaders of online movements to disappear in ways that help splinter groups rather than turning them into martyrs? Bigger question is why in the world this would be made public. I think it's a 100% safe bet to say that the military/intelligence has been engaged in this research for many years already. I see no positive benefit to making this information public aside from preempting 'leaks' / creating preemptive PR. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_suicide_letter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_suicide_lette...