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US steps up cyber propaganda war

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US steps up cyber propaganda war

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Al Jazeera English

31 Views • Aug 23, 2012

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The US military is developing software that would allow military personnel to use fake profiles in online chat rooms.

The idea is to use social media to spread positive messages about the United States. While the Pentagon says it is a bid to counter violent extremist and enemy ideologies, critics call it propaganda.

Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York on how the strategy is causing some legal and moral concerns.