America launched online trolling program

Spirit

The government of the United States has suddenly decided that the best weapon against terrorists would be trolls. The local media reported that after testing out their commandos and deadly flying robots, the State Department of the United States of America has unleashed its trolls. Source: http://extratorrent.com/article/2316/america+will+launch+online+trolling+program.html

...a programme known as Viral Peace aims to engage with those they deem as extremists or potential extremists on various websites and message boards. They intend to use "logic, humour, satire, [and] religious arguments, not just to confront [extremists], but to undermine and demoralise them." Source: http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/viral-peace-0022291

What’s the plan? Wired explains that instead of engaging in traditional warfare, this initiative is going to try to “annoy, frustrate and humiliate denizens of online extremist forums.” Source: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bold-new-govt-anti-terror-initiative-online-trolling/

The thought here is, if you take away the ego boosts and instead, troll, make fun of, and break jihadis souls online--they won't develop followings to support them in terrorist acts. Source: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/07/lessons-trolling-jihadists-state-department/54747/

Pro trolling launched by US government? :)

AsadHaider

You trolling?

Spirit

@AsadHaider said: You trolling?

For free - unpaid! ;-)

But on serious note, it's interesting news for me as long term internet/forums user. We meet trolling in one or another shape here every day - but mostly for fun without some serious aim. Targeting specific group by government trainded trolls seems from other side something new.

Damian

ErawanArifNugroho

@Damian do you collect it? :O

Damian

@ErawanArifNugroho said: do you collect it? :O

Nah, I wasn't really interested in them

Amitz

And LET is their training camp?

jarland

Is this legit? Because it should be. If your beliefs can't stand up against a little heckling, you should be subject to it for your own benefit.

prometeus

@Amitz said: And LET is their training camp?

Here you can experiment with the regular derailment, the tecnique used by the post-modern trolls :)

Xeoncross

Now that initial prototypes are active - they've moved on to red-eyed trolls.