The British army is creating a special force of social media soldiers to wage digital warfare. The 77th Brigade will be based at Denison Barracks near Hermitage, Berkshire and will begin operations in April. 1,500 keyboard commandos, half of them reservists, will battle on many fronts, from Facebook and Twitter to Instagram and YouTube.
More:
“British army creates team of Facebook warriors,” Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian
“Wanted: Brit Facebook and Twitter trolls for counter-jihad psyops,” John Leyden, The Register
“The British Army Is Going to Start Fighting in the Social Media Trenches,” Lily Hay Newman, Slate
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