Governments will use Internet to launch and propagate false rumors
Internet is not only a tool for information. It is also very effective at disinformation
[In Iran] Pro-democracy advocates were intimidated from joining key rallies last fall when warnings were tweeted and posted to Facebook about snipers pre-positioned on the roofs of buildings. The rumors turned out to be false. Through disinformation, it seems, Iranian intelligence services were able to disband demonstrations before protesters ever arrived on the scene.
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