"Black PR" hired to censor forums

Underground wibbler speaks out

By Guttersnipe

Tue Aug 08 2006, 10:20

A MAN claimed he was hired by the city of San Francisco to influence people through covert methods.

He claims his job was "black PR", monitoring Craigslist and to knock on the head any messages which put San Francisco in a negative light.

Many millions are spent by cities and other agencies to influence people using these methods, he alleges, here. µ

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