They suggest:
1.
Take a
networked approach to identifying pro-ISIS
accounts for suspension.
2.
Outsource
counter-messaging to a party that can actually be effective.
3.
Twitter
should become more like Facebook and YouTube.
The second bullet caught my eye be cause of many discussions
found in the media about MISO and Public Diplomacy. This particular article
doesn’t mention DoD, but they do believe: “The fundamental
problem lies in the fact that the State Department, by virtue of being an
official arm of the United States government, is limited in the way it can
communicate with groups like the Islamic State on open platforms like Twitter”
The track record of the government as a
global influencer, especially in areas of the world where the US has
historically been unpopular, is not good. Both Department of State and
Department of Defense have been at the influence game for some time and both
have been subject to criticism in Congress and elsewhere.
Yet the problem remains. Clearly it is
in the best interest of the US government to get the best bang for the buck
with its influence dollar. And reasonable people would agree that influence is
a keep function of government, yet no workable alternative has been proposed.
If Cabinet level departments are
ineffectual and contractors are too profit driven – what’s the right answer?
I’ll leave it to you.
Photo Source: https://twitter.com/thinkagain_dos
2 comments:
Damn good post! We are done in my opinion. Just a matter of time.
Yes, almost 30 years chasing the "dragon" called propaganda and even I can see the light.
Leaving soon.
Old PSYOP Sarge, Ray.
Damn good post! We are done in my opinion. Just a matter of time.
Yes, almost 30 years chasing the "dragon" called propaganda and even I can see the light.
Leaving soon.
Old PSYOP Sarge, Ray.
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