US SOCOM admitted that Counter-Terrorism Special Forces scrutinize FaceBook and other social media to handle potentially useful information. U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) admitted in recent Congressional hearings that the exploitation of these platforms is becoming a formal methodology. Social media platforms represent a privileged source of information for the intelligence worldwide, the analysis of metadata extracted by social media could allow agents to track also Facebook users that are using pseudonyms to remain hidden. US military is investing a great effort in learning about cultures and languages of potential threat actors.”]
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/36693/intelligence/us-socom-social-media.html