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Likewar the Weaponization of Social Media

P.W. Singer, Emerson Brooking
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      Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the internet. Terrorists livestream their attacks, "Twitter wars" produce real-world casualties, and viral misinformation alters not just the result of battles, but the very fate of nations. The result is that war, tech, and politics have blurred into a new kind of battlespace that plays out on our smartphones. P. W. Singer and Emerson Brooking tackle the mind-bending questions that arise when war goes online and the online world goes to war. They explore how ISIS copies the Instagram tactics of Taylor Swift, a former World of Warcraft addict foils war crimes thousands of miles away, internet trolls shape elections, and China uses a smartphone app to police the thoughts of 1.4 billion citizens. What can be kept secret in a world of networks? Does social media expose the truth or bury it? And what role do ordinary people now play in international conflicts? Delving into the web's darkest corners, we meet the unexpected warriors of social media, such as the rapper turned jihadist PR czar and the Russian hipsters who wage unceasing infowars against the West. Finally, looking to the crucial years ahead, LikeWar outlines a radical new paradigm for understanding and defending against the unprecedented threats of our networked world.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: P.W. Singer, Emerson Brooking EAN: 9780358108474 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-10-08 CITY: GENRE: COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Media studies, Ethical issues: censorship, Social forecasting, future studies, Politics and government, Political structure and processes, Political control and freedoms, Terrorism, armed struggle, Warfare and defence, Technology: general issues, Social media / social networking

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      P. W. SINGER is a strategist at New America and a consultant for the US military, the intelligence community, and Hollywood. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Wired for War and Ghost Fleet. EMERSON T. BROOKING is an expert on conflict and social media. He served most recently as a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and has written for the Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and Popular Science.
      Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the internet. Terrorists livestream their attacks, "Twitter wars" produce real-world casualties, and viral misinformation alters not just the result of battles, but the very fate of nations. The result is that war, tech, and politics have blurred into a new kind of battlespace that plays out on our smartphones. P. W. Singer and Emerson Brooking tackle the mind-bending questions that arise when war goes online and the online world goes to war. They explore how ISIS copies the Instagram tactics of Taylor Swift, a former World of Warcraft addict foils war crimes thousands of miles away, internet trolls shape elections, and China uses a smartphone app to police the thoughts of 1.4 billion citizens. What can be kept secret in a world of networks? Does social media expose the truth or bury it? And what role do ordinary people now play in international conflicts? Delving into the web's darkest corners, we meet the unexpected warriors of social media, such as the rapper turned jihadist PR czar and the Russian hipsters who wage unceasing infowars against the West. Finally, looking to the crucial years ahead, LikeWar outlines a radical new paradigm for understanding and defending against the unprecedented threats of our networked world.
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      PUBLISHED BY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-10-08 CITY: GENRE: COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Media studies, Ethical issues: censorship, Social forecasting, future studies, Politics and government, Political structure and processes, Political control and freedoms, Terrorism, armed struggle, Warfare and defence, Technology: general issues, Social media / social networking

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      P. W. SINGER is a strategist at New America and a consultant for the US military, the intelligence community, and Hollywood. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Wired for War and Ghost Fleet. EMERSON T. BROOKING is an expert on conflict and social media. He served most recently as a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and has written for the Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and Popular Science.

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