US Government Software Creates ‘Fake People’ on Social Networks to Promote Propaganda

(Listen to my BBC interview on Persona Management Software here.) The US government is offering private intelligence companies contracts to create software to manage “fake people” on social media sites. Private security firms employeed by the government have used the accounts to create the illusion of consensus on controversial issues. The contract calls for the … Continue reading US Government Software Creates ‘Fake People’ on Social Networks to Promote Propaganda