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Do the security services count disinformation as a threat to nation state security? And if they do, how can they detect it, prove it and stop it without becomin
by tarkin2 6y ago
Do the security services count disinformation as a threat to nation state security? And if they do, how can they detect it, prove it and stop it without becoming an arbiter of truth in democracies, where successful parties can profit from foreign-agent supplied disinformation? The article talks about practical concerns but the threat to state sovereignty seems as dangerous.
- paganel 6y ago> Do the security services count disinformation as a threat to nation state security? They probably do because they need to justify the huge, ever-increasing and uncontrollable budgets they're receiving. It also seems like "disinformation" and "fake news" have taken the place of the "terrorists" from the 2000s and early 2010s, I'm 100% sure I've seen many articles with titles similar to "Terrorists can bring down city's/country's power grid" back during those days.
- DarthGhandi 6y agoBasically every large country is actively participating in it at this point against their rivals. (Yes that even includes you guys America - Operation Earnest Voice was just the beginning). You can't really call it out as bad when you are doing it yourself. They realise it's a threat but also see it as an opportunity. The US military were discussing meme warfare a decade ago. The Russian IRA basically pumps out this stuff wholesale. It's incredibly hard to stop.