Likewar : the weaponization of social media
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Boston : Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
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9781328695741, 1328695743
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Published
Boston : Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
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Book
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405 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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9781328695741, 1328695743

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-384) and index.
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"Social media has been weaponized, as state hackers and rogue terrorists have seized upon Twitter and Facebook to create chaos and destruction. This urgent report is required reading, from defense expert P.W. Singer and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Emerson Brooking"--,Provided by publisher.
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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."--Dust jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Singer, P. W., & Brooking, E. T. (2018). Likewar: the weaponization of social media . Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Singer, P. W and Emerson T., Brooking. 2018. Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media. Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Singer, P. W and Emerson T., Brooking. Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Singer, P. W., and Emerson T. Brooking. Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.

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