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Information Warfare
The strategic use of media, narratives, and digital platforms to influence opinions, shape perceptions, and advance political or economic interests. From propaganda to algorithmic manipulation, states and corporations use AI and social media to wage information warfare — often targeting marginalized groups, fueling polarization, and reinforcing global power imbalances.
Bibliography
- Hunter, L. Y., Albert, C. D., Rutland, J., Topping, K., & Hennigan, C. (2024). Artificial intelligence and information warfare in major power states: how the US, China, and Russia are using artificial intelligence in their information warfare and influence operations. Defense & Security Analysis, 40(2), 235–269. https://doi.org/10.1080/14751798.2024.2321736
- Bradshaw, S., & Howard, P. N. (2019). The global disinformation order: 2019 global inventory of organised social media manipulation.
- Woolley, S. C., & Howard, P. N. (Eds.). (2018). Computational propaganda: Political parties, politicians, and political manipulation on social media. Oxford University Press.
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