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Trolling Al Qaeda... For Peace?

Posted by Soulskill on from the forty-second-godwin-bridage dept.

The Mister Purple writes "There is a small initiative underway to combat Islamic militant recruiting on the Internet... by trolling them. Quoting the article: 'The program, called Viral Peace, seeks to occupy the virtual space that extremists fill, one thread or Twitter exchange at a time. Shahed Amanullah, a senior technology adviser to the State Department and Viral Peace's creator, tells Danger Room he wants to use "logic, humor, satire, [and] religious arguments, not just to confront [extremists], but to undermine and demoralize them." Think of it as strategic trolling, in pursuit of geopolitical pwnage.' So, does this mean that I'm promoting peace when I post YouTube comments?"

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  1. Finally! by 54mc · · Score: 5, Funny

    My skills will be put to use!

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    1. Re:Finally! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The first time "Troll" and "Insightful" are valid on-topic moderations!

    2. Re:Finally! by Centurix · · Score: 3, Funny

      Troll + Insightful = Funny

      That's how the palette of Slashdot mod points work.

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  2. Religious Cartoons by bugs2squash · · Score: 5, Funny

    They always go down well

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  3. Re:Slashdot's reallyghone down hill.... by Antipater · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's nothing compared to the experience I had with MyCleanPC.

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  4. Re:Right by amicusNYCL · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not designed to work on the nuts

    NUT ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE NUTS!

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  5. Re:Right by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's like Warcraft. If you keep clicking on the sheep, they will eventually explode in frustration. So keep trolling them. If we're lucky, they will explode in their own home just behind the keyboard.

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  6. Re:Right by russotto · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not designed to work on the nuts, it's designed to work on the ones the nuts are trying to recruit.

    Right... the nuts are working on stirring up the mark's religious fervor, and inserting "Penis" in the middle of the conversation sort of ruins the mood.

  7. how can I help? by Charliemopps · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm all for this. But I don't speak Hebrew... that's what they speak right? Anyway, any English speaking Mohammedans that have a forum?

  8. Re:Right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "inserting penis" never seems to ruin the mood for me ;-)

  9. Re:Right by hoggoth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are you still touching me?

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  10. Logic? Religion? by lannocc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Logic AND religious arguments? So which side are supposed to be the nut-jobs here?

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  11. Re:The Muzzies are coming! by siddesu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apparently, it was a one-time device and not intended for repeated use.

  12. Re:The Muzzies are coming! by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 3, Funny

    Extremists: taking planned obsolescence one step too far.

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  13. Re:Right by Nyder · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not designed to work on the nuts, it's designed to work on the ones the nuts are trying to recruit.

    Right... the nuts are working on stirring up the mark's religious fervor, and inserting "Penis" in the middle of the conversation sort of ruins the mood.

    or vagina

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