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U.S. Unleashes Military to Fight Fake News, Disinformation
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Fake news and social media posts are such a threat to U.S. security that the Defense Department is launching a project to repel “large-scale, automated disinformation attacks,” as the top Republican in Congress blocks efforts to protect the integrity of elections.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants custom software that can unearth fakes hidden among more than 500,000 stories, photos, video and audio clips. If successful, the system after four years of trials may expand to detect malicious intent and prevent viral fake news from polarizing society.

“A decade ago, todayâ€s state-of-the-art would have registered as sci-fi — thatâ€s how fast the improvements have come,” said Andrew Grotto at the Center for International Security at Stanford University. “There is no reason to think the pace of innovation will slow any time soon.”

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It's a good read >>> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...nformation
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#2
They could stop 90% of the fake news by shutting down ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, the NY Times, AP, and WaPO.
"Hightop can reduce an entire message board of men to mudsharks. It's actually pretty funny to watch."


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On its face, too much potential for abuse.  Look what happened with the Patriot Act.  Not a fan.  Anyway, as HT says, we have plenty of fake news from the traditional news outlets.  To be effective the military would have to censor them.  Imagine the gnashing of teeth with that.  

I think the private sector could come up with something to weed out this crap, or at least warn people of it.  You fight this with more speech.  

Disclaimer:  DNR article.  Just commenting on the idea in general.
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(09-12-2019, 09:14 AM)ScarletHayes Wrote: On its face, too much potential for abuse.  Look what happened with the Patriot Act.  Not a fan.  Anyway, as HT says, we have plenty of fake news from the traditional news outlets.  To be effective the military would have to censor them.  Imagine the gnashing of teeth with that.  

I think the private sector could come up with something to weed out this crap, or at least warn people of it.  You fight this with more speech.  

Disclaimer:  DNR article.  Just commenting on the idea in general.

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#5
I'm OK with it if it only blocks or filters automated stuff from foreign sources. But there needs to be oversight. No secrets. Full disclosure on what was blocked and why. Rules against filtering or blocking anything coming from an American source false or not.
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People need to be smart enough to think for themselves. Crap like pizza-gate happens because stupid people canâ€t take the time to learn things for themselves and instead wallow in paranoia and idiocy wherever they find it. I donâ€t need the military to rubber stamp my news for me, that sounds like something straight out of Starship Troopers. This is the ultimate big government nanny state op.
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#7
2.5 years of fake news by the MSM trying to get Trump removed from office based on nothing but lies about Russian collusion.  Then on top of that the same MSM refuses to report on the real Russian collusion story because it exonerates Trump and exposes Democrat traitors.  Wonder if the military is investigating that?
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#8
This is scary proposition. Ripe for abuse, We can see the underpinnings of our society and governmental structure eroding under our feet as we live.
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