Shadowfeed

Shadowfeeds were unauthorized holofeeds used by the Separatist Alliance leader, Count Dooku, to spread propaganda in favor of the Separatists or against the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. Shadowfeeds were created through sabotage of legitimate HoloNet networks. Separatist Senator Ansibella Dellu supervised the Shadowfeeds in Republic space.

Republic Intelligence was able to shut down many of these Shadowfeeds quickly, which eventually led to the creation of the Commission for the Protection of the Republic. The governor of the planet Eriadu, Wilhuff Tarkin, was responsible for frustrating Dooku by providing counterintelligence to shut down his Shadowfeeds during the Clone Wars.

Shadowfeeds continued into the time of the Galactic Empire, now broadcasting information the Empire did not want known. Sabine Wren, a member of the rebel group known as the Spectres, monitored Shadowfeeds and learned information such as moss painting being a big deal on Alderaan. Criminal syndicates including Black Sun and Crimson Dawn also made use of the Shadowfeeds.