[akira2501]

> The U.S. military is prohibited from targeting Americans with propaganda, and Reuters found no evidence the Pentagon’s influence operation did so.

The US military should be banned from using propaganda in any form. We're not in a war. There's no justifiable reason to spend US tax payer dollars to actively lie to the rest of the world.

What a shameful and tawdry use of our institutions.

[AndrewKemendo]

To be clear, I’m not advocating for it. I’m just explaining:

One of the core functions of the intelligence community, is to manage perceptions globally for the five eyes partners, led by the United States and the 16 intelligence agencies that comprise the intelligence community

It might be easier to think about it as the marketing budget that is spent on non-obvious influence

Reading Edward Bernays’s and his 1920 propaganda book will tell you everything you need to know about how we go about that process

In function, though it’s not the military determining those things, typically it’s Congress and other civilian oversight boards all the way up to the president dictating what those info operations are who they Target and determining impacts, etc., and risks

[throwaway4good]

The story of the Moonies - anti-communist Korean cult - running the Washington Times. And the story of Falun Gong - anti-communist Chinese cult - running The Epoch Times. Are two great examples of US clandestine operations now propagandizing the US population.

[tim333]

Not that I agree with the vaccine stuff, but the US are in something of a information war with the Russians and Chinese.

[protomolecule]

Yes, but it is important to remember that the information that contradicts 'Russian propaganda' is 'American propaganda' and there is no particular reason to prefer one over another.