Crisis Update 8
Intelligence update:
A group of intelligence bodies (NSA, GCHQ, German intelligence, French Intelligence, Estonian Intelligence, Spanish Intelligence, Dutch Intelligence) have come forward with a common finding. Each organization had independently begun noticing facebook groups promoting political unrest with users that fit the profile of bots. For example, French intelligence analysts note a group purporting to be supportive of Marine La Pen’s National Front. A decent portion of the group seems to fit the profile of a fake user. This is observed in each of the listed countries except the US (German groups mention the AfD, Spanish groups mention Catalonian independence, Dutch groups mention Geert Wilders).
Upon collaboration, analysts from these intelligence organizations note a common thread: all are promoting collective action tomorrow (Sunday). Beginning Saturday, each of these groups plans to aggressively publicize these protests events (which they have not yet done).
Upon taking this action to EU Commissioner Donald Tusk, it is determined that because any potential mitigation of this issue involves “the regulation of Facebook Inc.,” responsibility for this crisis falls to Commissioner for Justice Věra Jourová, who then delegates potential action to the NATO delegation in light of the strategic similarity to the current crisis under consideration there.
The NATO Cyber Center of Excellence for Strategic Communication (STRATCOM) releases an emergency whitepaper stating the merit of shutting down Facebook in the affected countries. It is estimated that additional facebook groups and events exist that may be tied to this movement. The rationale rests in preventing the planned aggressive publicization of these events tomorrow.
A group of intelligence bodies (NSA, GCHQ, German intelligence, French Intelligence, Estonian Intelligence, Spanish Intelligence, Dutch Intelligence) have come forward with a common finding. Each organization had independently begun noticing facebook groups promoting political unrest with users that fit the profile of bots. For example, French intelligence analysts note a group purporting to be supportive of Marine La Pen’s National Front. A decent portion of the group seems to fit the profile of a fake user. This is observed in each of the listed countries except the US (German groups mention the AfD, Spanish groups mention Catalonian independence, Dutch groups mention Geert Wilders).
Upon collaboration, analysts from these intelligence organizations note a common thread: all are promoting collective action tomorrow (Sunday). Beginning Saturday, each of these groups plans to aggressively publicize these protests events (which they have not yet done).
Upon taking this action to EU Commissioner Donald Tusk, it is determined that because any potential mitigation of this issue involves “the regulation of Facebook Inc.,” responsibility for this crisis falls to Commissioner for Justice Věra Jourová, who then delegates potential action to the NATO delegation in light of the strategic similarity to the current crisis under consideration there.
The NATO Cyber Center of Excellence for Strategic Communication (STRATCOM) releases an emergency whitepaper stating the merit of shutting down Facebook in the affected countries. It is estimated that additional facebook groups and events exist that may be tied to this movement. The rationale rests in preventing the planned aggressive publicization of these events tomorrow.
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