by Chris Black
Israel has acquired systems that are designed to manage online discussions. Tel Aviv hopes the new technology can improve its sagging image, especially in the US. While Israel has been firmly backed by President Joe Biden, many of his supporters from 2020 are turning against him in 2024 due to his support for the onslaught in Gaza.
After the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, Israel launched a massive and ruthless military campaign in Gaza that has slaughtered tens of thousands of innocent civilians.
Images and videos circulating on various social media platforms documenting the devastation in Gaza have made many Americans increasingly sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians and against providing future arms to Israel.
In response, Tel Aviv has acquired a program to help manage its online reputation. “Israel has responded to its “clear loss” to Hamas on the digital battlefield by making its first-ever purchase of a technological system capable of conducting mass online influence campaigns, according to numerous sources with knowledge of the matter,” Haaretz reports.
“The system can, among other things, automatically create content tailored to specific audiences.”
SOURCE Libertarian Institute (https://libertarianinstitute.org/news/israel-buys-tech-for-mass-influence-operations/)