The Pentagon has ordered a review of US psyops on social media

Pentagon officials have ordered a sweeping review of US information warfare operations conducted through social media platforms.

According to The Post, Colin Kahl, undersecretary for policy within the Department of Defense, ordered all branches of the military to provide a full account of their operations by next month.

The call for review came after revelations in an August report from social network analysis firm Graphika and theStanford Internet Observatory, which uncovered a series of influence operations that aimed to promote pro-Western narratives in countries like Russia, China, and Afghanistan.

The report was based on data provided to the research organizations by Meta, which removed the networks from their respective platforms due to their policies on platform manipulation andcoordinated inauthentic activity. The accounts that promoted the interests of the US and its allies were linked to news sites that were backed by the US government.

In the wake of the report, the White House and other federal agencies have become more concerned about the use of online influence operations.

The use of fake online personas and fake media outlets is controversial and has been used by the US military for many years. The data provided by Meta showed accounts using artificial intelligence to pose as media organizations.

The tactics are likely to draw unfavorable comparisons with other campaigns. Russia has used misinformation operations to push false and misleading political narratives in the US and other countries.