Embassies Wage War on Foreign Propaganda with Musk's X Platform
US directs diplomats worldwide to counter foreign disinformation, partnering with Elon Musk's social media platform and the Pentagon's psyops unit.
In a sweeping directive, the United States has ordered every American embassy and consulate around the world to launch coordinated campaigns against foreign propaganda and disinformation. The cable, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, also suggests embassies and consulates work alongside the US military's psychological operations unit to address the growing problem of rampant misinformation and foreign influence operations.
The cable, obtained by the Guardian, lays out a detailed set of instructions for how embassy staff should push back against what it describes as coordinated foreign efforts to undermine American interests abroad. Notably, the directive endorses Elon Musk's X platform (formerly Twitter) as an "innovative" tool to help in this endeavor, signaling a shift in the US government's approach to leveraging social media for public diplomacy.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The Guardian
