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The Hated One - Is my channel getting PSYOP'ed?
Watch: - https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=u8hpNl7QEzQ

This will be a different video than I normally make. Every now and then, something happens on my channel that is so weird I literally have to
stop everything I am doing and address it. All of a sudden, my privacy
videos are getting flooded with trolls commenting the same defeatist
position – no matter what you do you will never have privacy. They are usually posted extremely quickly, usually within minutes of me
publishing my video. They instantly become one of the top comments in
each video’s comment section. They are always broad general statements
on the topic without discussing or critiquing any particular point I
make in my videos, conveniently hiding the fact that they have never
watched my video.

If this was one of those investment scams, I would just ban these
accounts as spam and move on. But these accounts aren’t promoting anyone
in particular. So what is going on? My channel has always been about
offering solutions. I do highlight problems, yes, but then I promote
reasonable things anyone can do, such as using Signal, GrapheneOS or
privacy preserving alternatives. So where is all of this trolling coming
from? I think I have the answer. I think I know who this benefits and
who this is targeting. So let me show you what I am talking about.

This is where I first noticed something was off – my video on the most private phone. I was hoping to start a fruitful debate on how we should evaluate what makes a phone more private than the other and I pit all
popular options against each other. Instead of that being the highlight
of the comment section, it’s this: “2 cups and a bit of string. Attach a 3rd string if you want a conference call.” Notice how this comment
doesn’t contribute anything of substance about how I compare iPhone with Google Pixel, or stock Android with Android forks… It’s a funny comment. But it’s a defeatist comment. Because the implication suggests that
nothing modern can be reasonably private. So the most private phone is
just as bad as the least private phone. Which is blatant disinformation.

SOURCES AN OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS (PSYOP): apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA302389.pdf

Active Measures: Russia’s Covert Geopolitical Operations: marshallcenter.org/en/publications/security-insights/active-measures-russias-covert-geopolitical-operations-0
Active measures. Russia’s key export: web.archive.org/web/20210801150359/https://www.osw.waw.pl/sites/default/files/pw_64_ang_active-measures_net_0.pdf

U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans: npr.org/2024/07/09/g-s1-9010/russia-bot-farm-ai-disinformation

Global guide to state-sponsored trolling: bloomberg.com/features/2018-government-sponsored-cyber-militia-cookbook

Automated sectarianism and pro-Saudi propaganda on Twitter: exposingtheinvisible.org/resources/automated-sectarianism

Governments in 30 countries are paying 'keyboard armies' to spread
propaganda, report says: telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/11/14/governments-30-countries-pay-keyboard-armies-spread-propaganda

Freedom on the net 2024 – The Struggle for Trust Online: freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/FREEDOM-ON-THE-NET-2024-DIGITAL-BOOKLET.pdf

Mexican Botnet Dirty Wars: media.ccc.de/v/camp2015-6795-mexican_botnet_dirty_wars

Vietnam has 10,000-strong ‘cyber troop’: general): reuters.com/article/world/vietnam-unveils-10000-strong-cyber-unit-to-combat-wrong-views-idUSKBN1EK0XB

Revealed: rightwing firm posed as leftist group on Facebook to divide Democrats: theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/11/facebook-ads-turning-point-usa-rally-forge



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