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New weapon in modern warefare

Can we think of on-line communication as a type of battlefield? How and why can social media get conscripted into war propaganca?
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Why Social Media Is the New Weapon in Modern Warfare

  • What is an on-line battlefield?
  • Why is social media becoming weaponised?
  • What is ‘likewar’?

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