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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. 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 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.

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

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