Gordon MacMillan, who joined Twitter in 2013 and is listed as the company's Head of Editorial for EMEA, is also part of the British Army's 'information warfare' unit.
A Twitter executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East and North Africa is also a reservist officer of the British Army's psychological warfare and propaganda unit, a new report has revealed.
Twitter has downplayed MacMillian's links to the army and said it supports its staff in their external volunteer commitments.."We do not allow our data services to be used for surveillance purposes or in any other manner inconsistent with people's expectation of privacy. Employees who pursue external volunteer opportunities are encouraged to do so in line with company policy."
The emblem of the British Army's 77th Brigade—an outfit formed in 2015 to conduct “information warfare” and develop “non-lethal” ways of conducting war."There is no relationship or agreement between 77th Brigade and Twitter, other than using Twitter as one of many social media platforms for engagement and communication," a spokesperson said.
University of Bristol professor David Miller says that links between the British Army and Twitter are a"threat to democracy"."If we look at the documents leaked by Edward Snowden about the NSA and its JTRIG [Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group] program, we can see that governments are clearly lying and deceiving people by creating troll farms and fake accounts that try to influence the way people think.
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