# Global Engagement Center on The No Agenda Show Global Engagement Center comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2016 to November 2024. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** January 2016 – November 2024 - **Related topics:** [Propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md), [State Department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), [Facebook Ads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook-ads.md), [Smith-mundt Act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/smith-mundt-act.md), [Department Of Defense](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-defense.md), [Disinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disinformation.md), [Isil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/isil.md), [Social Media](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-media.md), [Victoria Nuland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/victoria-nuland.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### State Department Global Engagement Center, Smith-Mundt Act - **Episode:** [1716: Silver Buckshot](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1716-silver-buckshot.md) - **Published:** 2024-11-28 - **Time:** 47:48–53:03 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1716-silver-buckshot/chapter/state-department-global-engagement-center-smith-mundt-act.md The discussion focuses on the State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) and the 2012 modernization of the Smith-Mundt Act. Audio clips of Victoria Nuland and other officials describe coordinating with tech companies to counter Russian disinformation. The hosts argue these tools are actually used to target and propagandize domestic audiences using sophisticated social media advertising metrics. Keywords: [victoria nuland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/victoria-nuland.md), [global engagement center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-engagement-center.md), [smith-mundt act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/smith-mundt-act.md), [propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md), [facebook ads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook-ads.md) ### Global Engagement Center and State-Sponsored Disinformation Funding - **Episode:** [1025: Blotto in Biloxi](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1025-blotto-in-biloxi.md) - **Published:** 2018-04-15 - **Time:** 2:13:33–2:20:24 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1025-blotto-in-biloxi/chapter/global-engagement-center-and-state-sponsored-disinformation-funding.md Heather Nauert provides an update on the Global Engagement Center (GEC), which is soliciting proposals to counter state-sponsored disinformation. The center, now funded by the Department of Defense, is described by the hosts as a "propaganda team" that recruits private sector talent and uses cutting-edge technology to manage data and messaging. Keywords: [global engagement center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-engagement-center.md), [state department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), [disinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disinformation.md), [propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md), [department of defense](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-defense.md) ### State Department Global Engagement Center, Social Media Propaganda - **Episode:** [965: Yanking Mics](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/965-yanking-mics.md) - **Published:** 2017-09-17 - **Time:** 24:56–31:43 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/965-yanking-mics/chapter/state-department-global-engagement-center-social-media-propaganda.md The State Department's Global Engagement Center has significantly increased funding to counter foreign messaging using private sector technology and Facebook ads. Officials describe using highly targeted social media campaigns to reach specific demographics in foreign countries for "pennies a click." Concerns are raised regarding the 1974 Privacy Act and the 2013 repeal of the Smith-Mundt Act regarding data collection on U.S. citizens. Keywords: [global engagement center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-engagement-center.md), [state department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), [facebook ads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook-ads.md), [propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md), [smith-mundt act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/smith-mundt-act.md) ### State Department, Global Engagement Center and Propaganda - **Episode:** [790: Climate Disobedience](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/790-climate-disobedience.md) - **Published:** 2016-01-14 - **Time:** 1:38:14–1:42:20 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/790-climate-disobedience/chapter/state-department-global-engagement-center-and-propaganda.md The State Department announced the creation of the Global Engagement Center, led by Michael D. Lumpkin, to counter extremist messaging from groups like ISIL. 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