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[Q] trying to find a short story I remember where augmented reality/social media was used to fabricate a coup. Someone like Charles Stross or Vernor Vinge wrote it.
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Author: u/None *
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URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/4t48sf/q_trying_to_find_a_short_story_i_remember_where/
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Score: 12
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Created: 2016-07-16T11:49:26
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Main character was some sort of programmer for the information network
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AR is introduced by showing threat raings over people as he walks past them. Specifically soldiers drinking, with protestsnt catholic tensions, so might have been set in northern Ireland.
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Information sent is different for every person and tailored to what is most likely to make them beleive. Protagonist realises this at the end
I've been googling for half an hour and not found it, it was I think by someone like Charles Stross,
It popped in to my head when hearing about the events in Turkey, and how much of a role control of the media plays in a successful coup
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u/Escapement [+3] Ankh-Morpork City Watch (11 hours later)
I recommend posting this question to /r/whatsthatbook - it's a pretty good subreddit for this sort of thing.
u/bbrazil [+2] NERV (2 hours later)
Probably different, but I recall an Asimov short story where a programmer manages to cause a revolution over a few weeks/months by tweaking the Computer.
u/kenkopin [+1] (4 hours later)
I believe the story you are describing is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Edit: Now that I re-read your description, I'm thinking I'm wrong here.
u/abcd_z [+1] (5 hours later)
Probably not what you're looking for, but the premise sounds similar to this SMBC comic.