Likewar

Defense experts P. W. Singer and Emerson Brooking reveal how war, politics, and social media have blurred into a new digital battlespace where the most crucial conflicts are a click away. Examining the weaponization of social media, they show how terrorist groups mimic influencer tactics, viral misinformation shapes battles and nations, and online feuds produce real-world casualties. From state-sponsored infowars waged by Russian hipsters to China's app-based thought policing and ordinary citizens becoming unexpected combatants, *LikeWar* navigates the web's darkest corners. This book offers a radical new paradigm for understanding and defending against the unprecedented threats of our networked world, exploring critical questions about secrecy, truth, and the individual's role in global conflict.

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This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of Technology. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Cybersecurity, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.