COINTELPRO Social Media and Dumb Ass Violent People

A few years ago Rolling Stone did an article on FBI duping people into attempted terrorist attacks. Something like 95% of the terrorist plots the FBI foiled had been planned and prompted by FBI informants. In the social media and alt media era, I think the tactics have changed so the stupid and violent people are prompted and nudged by social media personalities on the "left" and the "right". Some of those are agents of the government or NGOs. Unlike the 1960s intelligence operations which often involved direct infiltration of groups, the social media campaigns are multiple degrees removed from the people who they're inciting, which seems irresponsible at best.

What's the purpose of all this? It's probably meant to justify bigger budgets and power grabs.

Good ancient internet article on the subject.