Online Conspiracies - there are Internet manipulators!

UPDATE Dec 21, 6pm: the plot thickens, there has actually been a long CCTV special on the dangers oozing from the internet, see the transcript at EastSouthWestNorth.

This is brilliant: The Global Times publishes a comment by some Wu Huaoting blaming influential groups to modify public online opinion on the internet by swarming out over the fora, commenting on hype topics on the big media bulletin board systems, and making people believe "we are doing the right thing", while we are actually only serving the needs and desires of those masterminding this mind manipulation plot. What an incredible notion! Just imagine an army of online commentators just waiting for discussions to emerge that counter their masters' interest, and then jumping in and avenging with words sharper than swords! I wonder what we should call this army to make it clearer that they are nothing but Judases, living on bloody silver (or aluminium) coins dropped by the cunning background figures. Yes, Wu Huaiting, this calls for regulation, this must not happen anymore! Wise man, lead our resistance and expose the evil plotters!

http://opinion.globaltimes.cn/observer/2009-12/493063.html