This is the face of the New Internet, whose seeds were sewn in 2010 and have recently started to sprout. The New Internet is a public opinion platform dedicated

This is the face of the New Internet, whose seeds were sewn in 2010 and have recently started to sprout. The New Internet is a public opinion platform dedicated to dictating/shaping the technotariat's perceptions using distraction, shilling, disinformation, censorship, and divide-and-conquer via social media. As the public at large becomes more integrated with social media and less with traditional media, propaganda will ramp up on the Internet accordingly. Internet based propaganda is particularly dangerous because it can create the appearance of social consensus, which silences people who might dissent. Reddit's full infiltration by corporate and government (and not just the US government, mind you) groups has been in the spotlight lately, and I wouldn't be surprised if the more informed users start to migrate to greener pastures without propaganda flux. It's no secret that the NSA files specifically detail propaganda operations against social media targets, and for now, the best bet for escaping them is smaller, more focused communities.