This is not a conspiracy anymore

"In late 2010, a paper released by the Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) opined that the state department's efforts in this space have been ineffective in combating extremism in the Palestinian territories and that future efforts should include both a lack of disclosure and an increase in personnel. The FDD's paper also recommended the team become a source of intelligence.   Though there is no evidence that the FDD's paper effectively influenced the department of state's strategy, a more chilling approach is taking root.  The United States military has contracted with California-based company Ntrepid to develop software that would allow users to secretly manipulate conversations on social media sites." (thanks Omar)