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The US does openly employ people to do this. One article about it: http://www.wired.com/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/ http://www.wired.com/2012/07/count

The US does openly employ people to do this. One article about it: http://www.wired.com/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/ http://www.wired.com/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/

conistonwater 12y ago
From your link: > Within the State Department, a Silicon Valley veteran has quietly launched an improbable new initiative to annoy, frustrate and humiliate denizens of online extremist forums. Not exactly the comment section of BBC, is it?
- lhc- 12y ago
  Depends on your definition of Extremists. Within the State Dept., I'd imagine there are plenty who think that anyone who supports Snowden is an extremist.
  - heroh 12y ago
    if you use Linux, TOR, Tails or any real encryption you're already deemed an extremist by NSA. http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/nsa-linux-journal-extremist-forum-and-its-readers-get-flagged-extra-surveillance http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/nsa-linux-journal-extrem...