# Technique T0050: Cheerleading domestic social media ops

* **Summary**: Deploy state-coordinated social media commenters and astroturfers. Both internal/domestic and external social media influence operations, popularized by China (50cent Army manage message inside the "Great Firewall") but also technique used by Chinese English-language social media influence operations are seeded by state-run media, which overwhelmingly present a positive, benign, and cooperative image of China. 

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA09


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |
| [I00033 China 50cent Army](../incidents/I00033.md) | domestic social media influence operations focus primarily on “cheerleading” or presenting or furthering a positive narrative about the Chinese state |
| [I00053 China Huawei CFO Arrest](../incidents/I00053.md) | Extend digital the physical space… gatherings ie: support for Meng outside courthouse |



| Counters | Response types |
| -------- | -------------- |
| [C00074 Identify and delete or rate limit identical content](../counters/C00074.md) | D2 Deny |
| [C00086 Distract from noise with addictive content](../counters/C00086.md) | D4 Degrade |
| [C00087 Make more noise than the disinformation](../counters/C00087.md) | D4 Degrade |
| [C00128 Create friction by marking content with ridicule or other "decelerants"](../counters/C00128.md) | D3 Disrupt |
| [C00162 Unravel/target the Potemkin villages](../counters/C00162.md) | D3 Disrupt |


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