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Recall that after the 2016 election, focus was on social media companies and we saw tremendous pressure placed on these platforms by national security state politicians and distressed Democrats to "do something" about the supposed fake news epidemic. Fast forward three years and it's now apparently the U.S. military's job to police human content on the internet. This is the sort of natural regression a society will witness so long as it puts up with incremental censorship and the demonization of any thought which goes agains the official narrative.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, videos 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.
Comment: Gamergate was the incubator for much of the SJW maddness we see erupting all over the US. Unethical reporting, 'woke journalism' that stigmatizes its own readers, questionable accusations that lead to social media outrage, targeted harassment by sock puppet accounts, and even the SJW name itself came out of gamergate. It's worth noting that the initial Zoe Quinn debacle started gamergate. There are many, many layers involved, but the following is just one piece of the puzzle provided by Candice Owens: