From aff6a35bf583684fff1695eb8205e97ef56bfcf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sara-Jayne Terp Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 17:43:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update C00066.md --- counters/C00066.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/counters/C00066.md b/counters/C00066.md index 781d199..2749010 100644 --- a/counters/C00066.md +++ b/counters/C00066.md @@ -32,4 +32,10 @@ | ----------------- | -DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW \ No newline at end of file +DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW + +New content. + +If a group has the ability - e.g. enough dedicated person-hours - it can hijack the artifacts and narratives of a disinformation incident, by flooding them with counter-content. This has been seen in the past as accidental hashtag flooding - e.g. a new disinformation hashtag was unknowingly chosen that was the same as a children's swim team, which became active during a swim meet. In 2020, kPop stans flooded disinformation-carrying hashtags including #whitelivesmatter, and gay men flooded the #proudboys hashtag. + +This is an example of a countertechnique that mirrors an existing disinformation technique - in this case T0049.