{"id":1661589,"date":"2022-09-28T07:07:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1661589"},"modified":"2022-09-28T07:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:08:07","slug":"connecticut-to-pay-security-analyst-150000-to-police-election-related-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connecticut-to-pay-security-analyst-150000-to-police-election-related-memes\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut to Pay &#8220;Security Analyst&#8221; $150,000 To Police Election-Related Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconnecticut-to-pay-security-analyst-150000-to-police-election-related-memes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1661589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>The battle to determine what exactly is \u201cmisinformation\u201d before the November midterm election is on.<\/p>\n<p>But the even bigger question is, who gets to decide what is or isn\u2019t misinformation?<\/p>\n<p>The state of Connecticut thinks they have an answer: a \u201csecurity analyst\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/connecticut-hiring-misinformation-specialist-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whose job it will be to monitor<\/a> and \u201caddress\u201d online information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Connecticut&#8217;s Ministry of Truth<br \/>CT Office of Secretary of State has requested $150,000 to hire a full-time security analyst to \u201cmonitor and combat election misinformation<\/p>\n<p>Will there be daily briefings to spoon feed our media?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toddtalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@toddtalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickSasser5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatrickSasser5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sOJZVQ2Noi\">https:\/\/t.co\/sOJZVQ2Noi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CTDemVille (@Ostenville19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ostenville19\/status\/1494670460562329600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/democrat-fears-of-losing-latino-voters-clearer-now-more-than-ever\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat Fears Of Losing Latino Voters Clearer Now More Than Ever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>New Position<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Times reports that the security analyst will go to sites such as 4-chan, Gettr, and Rumble which are described as \u201cfringe,\u201d and \u201cfar right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The analyst will then snitch on any problematic memes or rumors they find to other social media companies. Think of the whiniest little brother in a crowded back-of-the-car, but this one gets paid $150,000.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The money comes from a set-aside in the state budget, which explains: \u201cOver the last few election cycles, malicious foreign actors have demonstrated the motivation and capability to significantly disrupt election activities, thus undermining public confidence in the fairness and accuracy of election results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So in addition to surfing \u201cfar-right\u201d websites, the \u201csecurity analyst\u201d will also presumably be on the lookout for well-known hacker Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why suddenly Twitter pads my feed with leftist trash and blue checks slanted left? Big tech winding up for more election misinformation influencing. Fight back. Support lawsuits against these publishing houses that live off of government perks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fernando J. Llorente (@filmer57) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/filmer57\/status\/1574113924433289218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/hillary-clinton-compares-trump-supporters-to-nazis-whats-happened-to-these-people\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton Compares Trump Supporters To Nazis: \u2018What\u2019s Happened To These People?\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Not The First<\/h3>\n<p>Connecticut isn\u2019t the first state either. Colorado has a \u201cRapid Response Election Security Cyber Unit.\u201d It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/connecticut-hiring-misinformation-specialist-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not only oversees what goes on online<\/a>, but also identifies \u201ccyber-attacks, foreign interference, and disinformation campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other states like Arizona, California, Idaho, and Oregon are looking for ways to counter what they view as online misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, ostensibly private social media companies have already been deciding what people are allowed to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Google and YouTube announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/google-youtube-election-misinformation-2022-midterms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that they would be changing certain algorithms<\/a> to promote material they want users to see and throttle what they don\u2019t want users to see.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter said it would be giving labels to certain candidates, and releasing something Orwellianly termed \u201cpre-bunks\u201d in order to \u201cpre-debunk\u201d alleged \u201cdisinformation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In other words, all put together, the internet will be even more policed and less free than the last few years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Has Stacey Abrams ever conceded? She insists that the election was rigged against her. Why isn&#8217;t she attacked for misinformation?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Rolla (@MikeRolla2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeRolla2\/status\/1574497908778582045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/after-u-s-soldiers-were-told-to-go-on-food-stamps-congress-finds-another-12-billion-for-ukraine\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After U.S. Soldiers Were Told To Go On Food Stamps, Congress Finds Another $12 Billion For Ukraine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Who Gets To Decide?<\/h3>\n<p>While the majority of Americans regardless of political affiliation only want fair and honest elections, the entire premise of \u201cmisinformation,\u201d \u201cdisinformation,\u201d and who gets to determine what is what is an extremely unsettling one.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/biden-sets-up-disinformation-governance-board-headed-by-woman-who-claimed-hunters-laptop-was-trump-campaign-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already tried it in the form of something called<\/a> the \u201cDisinformation Governance Board.\u201d Back in April, a woman named Nina Jancowicz was tapped to be its Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p>Just one problem. Jancowicz herself had spread disinformation by giving credence to the false claims that Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop was \u201cRussian disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said of an effort by the RNC to recruit poll watchers for the 2020 presidential election, \u201cThese sorts of national-level calls for people to show up are a recipe, frankly, for intimidation and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Accurate information is one thing. The arbiter of accurate information is another thing entirely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Twitter is so worried about &#8220;misinformation&#8221; why is CNN still here?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenErtelt\/status\/1572354034069037058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The battle to determine what exactly is \u201cmisinformation\u201d before the November midterm election is on. 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