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Likewar :

by Singer, P. W.
Additional authors: Brooking, Emerson T., -- author.
Published by : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (Boston :) Physical details: 405 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm ISBN:9781328695741; 1328695743.
Subject(s): Social media -- Political aspects. | Internet -- Political aspects. | Mass media and propaganda. | Cyberterrorism. | Hacking -- Political aspects. | Political Science -- Government -- International. | Social Science -- Future Studies. | Technology & Engineering -- General. | Nonfiction.
Year: 2018
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300 - 399 Book Cart 302.231 Sin (Browse shelf) Available 106505
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302.230973 Att The smear : 302.230973 Mar Breaking the news 302.231 Alt Irresistible : 302.231 Sin Likewar : 302.3 Bri Dealing with people you can't stand : 302.30285 Fre An ugly truth : 302.32082 Kom Am I old yet?

"An Eamon Dolan Book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-384) and index.

The war begins : an introduction to LikeWar -- Every wire a nerve : how the Internet changed the world -- The truth is out there : social media and the end of secrets -- The empires strike back : censorship, disinformation, and the burial of truth -- The unreality machine : the business of veracity vs. virality -- Win the net, win the day : the new wars for attention ... and power -- LikeWar : the conflicts that drive the Web and the world -- Masters of the universe : the new rules and rulers of LikeWar -- Conclusion: What do we know, what can we do?

"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"--

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