{"product_id":"likewar-the-weaponization-of-social-media-paperback","title":"Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. W. Singer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmerson T. Brooking\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only a click away.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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 digital battlespace that plays out on our smartphones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eP. W. Singer and Emerson Brooking tackle the mind-bending questions that arise when this online conflict goes to war. They explore how ISIS copies the Instagram tactics of Taylor Swift, a former \u003ci\u003eWorld of Warcraft \u003c\/i\u003eaddict 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelving 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, \u003ci\u003eLikeWar\u003c\/i\u003e outlines a radical new paradigm for understanding and defending against the unprecedented threats of our networked world. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLikeWar\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to the new rules of power in an age of digital conflict, revealing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe New Digital Battlespace: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore how terrorists like ISIS copy the Instagram tactics of Taylor Swift, internet trolls shape elections, and online feuds produce real-world casualties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eState-Sponsored Information Warfare: \u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the darkest corners of the web, from the Russian hipsters waging infowars against the West to China's use of a smartphone app to police the thoughts of 1.4 billion citizens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe End of Secrecy: \u003c\/b\u003e Confront the mind-bending questions of our networked world: what can be kept secret, does social media expose the truth or bury it, and what is the role of ordinary people in international conflicts?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Citizen's Defense Manual: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn a radical new paradigm for understanding and defending against the unprecedented threats of weaponized social media, where the most important battles are only a click away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. W. SINGER is a strategist at New America and a consultant for the US military, the intelligence community, and Hollywood. He is the author of several best-selling books, including \u003ci\u003eWired for War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhost Fleet.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e EMERSON T. BROOKING is an expert on conflict and social media. He served most recently as a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and has written for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeign Policy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePopular Science.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056670564576,"sku":"9780358108474","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/1od92fCLSq9780358108474.webp?v=1781364819","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/likewar-the-weaponization-of-social-media-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}