Newsgroups: soc.culture.china Subject: Re: "Small" USA internet troll farm v. PRC [Reuters] References: X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr3.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail From: bmoore@nyx.net (bmoore) Originator: bmoore@nyx.net (bmoore) Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com Message-Id: <1710516794.89860@nyx2.nyx.net> Cache-Post-Path: nyx2.nyx.net!4961@localhost X-Cache: nntpcache 3.0.1 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/) Lines: 19 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:33:14 +0000 Nntp-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:33:14 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 1795 X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Bytes: 2054 In article , A. Filip wrote: >https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/03/14/2315243/cia-used-chinese-social-media-in-covert-influence-operation-against-xi-jinpings-government >> […] Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central >> Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese >> social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its >> government, according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge >> of the highly classified operation. Three former officials told >> Reuters that the CIA created a small team of operatives who used >> bogus internet identities to spread negative narratives about Xi >> Jinping's government while leaking disparaging intelligence to >> overseas news outlets. The effort, which began in 2019, has not been >> previously reported. […] >> [SRC-0] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-launched-cia-covert-influence-operation-against-china-2024-03-14/ >> > Exclusive: Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China >> > March 14, 20245:18 PM GMT+1Updated 13 hours ago Interesting, but almost certainly miniscule compared to PRC troll farms.