A group of scientists, activists, and journalists are being monitored by executives in the pesticide and biotechnology industries through a secret platform called “Bonus Eventus”. This platform contains detailed personal information used to discredit and destabilize those critical of intensive agriculture. The information was obtained by journalists and shared with international media outlets, revealing a level of surveillance that goes beyond what was previously known in the “Monsanto file”.
This black box of information is controlled by a reputation management company, v-Fluence, which assigns login credentials to a select group of individuals who have been granted access to the platform. The purpose of this monitoring is to protect the interests of agribusiness by targeting individuals who speak out against chemical inputs and genetically modified organisms.
The scale and precision of this surveillance highlight the lengths to which these industries will go to maintain their control and influence. The existence of Bonus Eventus sheds light on a deep-seated information war being waged against those who oppose intensive agriculture practices.