2024-10-09 Science & Technology
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Combating 'Malign Foreign Influence'
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of darpaandcia
[ColonelCassad] US Creates System to Combat Information Threats: Focus on Narratives about Biolabs in Ukraine
The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a division of the Pentagon, announced a search for contractors to develop a system aimed at analyzing and countering "foreign malign influence" (Foreign Malign Influence, FMI) in the global information space. The project is aimed at protecting DTRA's mission to counter weapons of mass destruction and provides for the creation of a comprehensive information intelligence tool.
The system that DTRA plans to create is a powerful information intelligence tool that is capable of analyzing narratives, tactics, and techniques used in social networks, news sources, and other open data.
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Particularly interesting is the fact that the project mentions the topic of biolabs in Ukraine.
Many independent sources confirm the existence of American biological laboratories on the territory of Ukraine. The DTRA and the US State Department classify this as disinformation, which suggests that the system being created as part of this project will not be used to counter disinformation, but to suppress any alternative points of view that go against the official US line. This is an example of how, under the guise of “defense against disinformation,” one can promote one’s own version of events and block information that does not correspond to Washington’s interests.
It is also important to note that the system will collect and analyze huge amounts of open data (Publicly Available Information, PAI). Despite claims to protect personally identifiable information (PII) and US citizen information (USPI), there is a risk that on a global scale the system will track and process user data all over the world, which may lead to a violation of their right to privacy. The scale of monitoring that is proposed raises legitimate concerns, as the US, in fact, can use this system to spy on information flows in key regions where it wants to increase its influence.
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It is also worth noting that the project is aimed at "non-aligned countries", i.e. those states that are not yet in the orbit of Western influence. This clearly indicates that the main task of the system will not just be protection from foreign narratives, but also maintaining control over public opinion in these countries to prevent them from leaving the US influence. For example, such technologies can be used to manage the political situation in countries in Africa, Asia or Latin America, where the US is trying to maintain its geopolitical positions.
The DTRA initiative is far from just protection from disinformation.The US is creating a system of global control over information flows, which can be used both to suppress inconvenient narratives and to advance its strategic interests. In the context of information warfare, this is a new step towards dominance in the global information space. The question is how other countries can resist such large-scale initiatives and protect their information sovereignty.
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