Case Study: Military Cyberprofiles
An extreme example of a centralized social media operation is the revelation in March 2011 that the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) is developing software with a company called Ntrepid and implementing tactics to manipulate social media sites for military purposes.1 A concerted effort across departments is aimed at creating fake online profiles to influence the conversations on sites, gather information, and spread specific messages. These false personas, known as sock puppets, are being developed and managed by a third-party for the military.
1Nick Fielding and Ian Cobain, “Revealed: US Spy Operation that Manipulates Social Media,” The Guardian (March 17, 2011), http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks ...
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