Gen David Petraeus has previously said US online psychological operations are aimed at 'countering extremist ideology and propaganda'.

 
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The US military is developing software that will let it manipulate social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter by using fake online personas to influence Internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda, the Guardian reported.

A Californian corporation has been awarded a contract with United States Central Command (CENTCOM) to develop what is described as an "online persona management service" that will allow one US serviceman to control up to 10 separate identities based all over the world.

The contract stipulates that each fake online persona must have a convincing background and supporting details, and that up to 50 US-based controllers should be able to operate false identities from their workstations "without fear of being discovered by sophisticated adversaries." （點擊《衛報》查看原文）

美軍欲操縱社交媒體

?????? 據英國《衛報》報道，美國軍方正在開發可以操縱諸如Facebook 和 Twitter這樣的社交網站的軟件，通過使用虛假網上身份來影響網絡對話，搞親美宣傳。

?????? 美國中央司令部已經授權加利福尼亞某公司研發“網上身份管理服務系統”，以保障一位美國士兵最多可以同時控制10個在世界各地注冊的網上身份。

?????? 中央司令部的這份合同規定，每個虛假身份都必須有令人信服的背景資料及支持性細節，且50位控制人員可以在美國本土的工作站操控這些虛假身份，而“不用擔心被狡猾的敵人發現”。