![]() ![]() These releases of information have discredited Russian narratives about the war, crowded the information space to degrade the impact of Russian influence campaigns, and sought to pre-empt the Russian use of weapons of mass destruction. Before the 24 February invasion of Ukraine, as well as during the first 500 days of the war, intelligence services from the United States and other nations have employed sensitive sources and reporting to attempt to pre-empt Russian operations. Although there are limitations placed on content in many countries – China has a state-of-the-art censorship regime – even authoritarian nations like Russia and China have their own versions of social media which are often used as tools of influence by the state and corporations.īut, as we have seen throughout the war in Ukraine, the ‘influence playing field’ is not entirely controlled by authoritarian regimes like Russia or China. In 2023, around 4.9 billion people are classified as social media users. It is highly democratised, and available to the vast majority of humans. As Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking have written, “You are now what you share.” Social media is also more viral users are more likely to share content in their social networks. It has demonstrated a capacity for penetration and influencing perceptions of humans that is historically unprecedented, particularly when compared to other means of communication. Social media has revolutionised global communication, social interaction, marketing and professional discourse. Map from World War 2 Causeway Joint Operations Study ![]()
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