U.S. military is playing catch-up in digital media war

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Here is a not-so-secret secret: America’s Army in Europe is putting out a contract to scour social networks for information that would “identify violent extremist influences” worth worrying about.

But that’s not all. The command also wants information that will help it “engage with local populations” and “build interagency partnerships.”

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