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Subject: Re: "Small" USA internet troll farm v. PRC [Reuters]
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In article <anfi+f7nhhqgawf-o3f5@wp.eu>, A. Filip <anfi@wp.eu> 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.