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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by michael1999 on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:08AM (#32899393)
Because US psy-ops against the domestic populate are illegal! And anyone who says you can draw a bright line between domestic and foreign social media activity is a crook.
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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by wahnfrieden on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:12AM (#32899450)
It’s been legal for a decade
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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by michael1999 on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:13AM (#32899468)
Ugh - really? What was the change? I found this, but it looks like a crack, but not a repeal - https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/07/14/u-s-repeals-propaganda-...
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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by michael1999 on Monday September 19, 2022 @04:15PM (#32903315)
There's a long way between allowing VoA onto domestic cable and allowing spooks to sock-puppet in domestic politics.
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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by maybelsyrup on Monday September 19, 2022 @12:52PM (#32900816)
Legality never stopped them anyway.
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