77th Brigade

A British Army psychological operations unit that, according to sources, uses social media to "control the narrative", to influence populations and behaviour, disseminating UK (& allied) government-friendly podcasts, videos and other messages. It is involved in manipulation of the media including using fake online profiles, and in monitoring the domestic population.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) ↗️

See also a list of JTRIG methods from 2011: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Threat_Research_Intelligence_Group#/media/File:JTRIG_report_2011_-_slide_1.png ↗️

This comes on top of the controlled news-entertainment industry that has also been described as the information-industrial complex.

Also: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks ↗️

(This is a militarized version of an earlier creation)