IO Sphere Special Edition 2008

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Network psychological warfare:
One could say China is the only country
engaging in large-scale Internet and
public opinion warfare. In addition
to the defensive and control measures
noted above, China has been even more
aggressive in organizing professional
“Internet opinion personnel.” These
number upwards of fifty-thousand people
whose main task involves impersonating
regular users in Internet discussion
forums. When opinions arise which
are unfavorable toward the Chinese
government, they defend the government
views, and even launch counterattacks.
Their primary goal is to manipulate
public opinion. In addition, China has
incorporated cell phone communications
within the sphere of control, so that all
text messages are monitored.

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Window on Eurasia: Kremlin’s ‘Agents of Influence’ Said Tilting Internet Forums against the West

The Kremlin has dispatched its own “agents of influence” to political forums on the Internet both to portray itself as having more support than it has and to suggest that its opponents who would like to see a more democratic Russia with closer ties to the West are an ever more marginal group, according to an intriguing online analysis.

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http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/200 ... ts-of.html