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Manipulation

Origin

United States

Methods

Brainwashing • hypnosis • implants

Purpose

Social control • treatment of mental illness

Invented

Late 20th century

Opponents

Bioethicists • human rights activists • privacy advocates

Criticisms

Anti-manipulation movement • invasion of privacy • perversion of identity

Supporters

Technologists • social control advocates • some mental health professionals

Therapy type

Consciousness-altering

Also known as

Memory reprogramming

Controversies

Ethical concerns • consent • dehumanization

Manipulation