From gfoster@entersection.org Fri Jul 6 02:32:31 2018 From: Gregory Foster To: cypherpunks-legacy@lists.cpunks.org Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Social Media Combatants Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:32:31 +0000 Message-ID: <172289279953.3881296.6068111179682415581.generated@mail.pglaf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8722000216674532102==" --===============8722000216674532102== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable YouTube (Dec 20) - "Israel: Unlawful Attacks on Palestinian Media" by =20 Human Rights Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ddz4gcp78Ix4 Documents HRW's on-the-ground research into Israeli targeting of =20 journalists during the November 2012 war. The 3.5 minute video excerpts =20 an Al Jazeera interview in which Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev =20 advocates interpreting the broadcast of "command and control" information=20 as criteria for distinguishing "legitimate" journalists protected by=20 international law from non-legitimate journalists who can be regarded as=20 combatants and targeted as such. gf > Australian Strategic Policy Institute blog "The Strategist" (Dec 13) - =20 > "Are social media users now legitimate targets?" by Chloe Diggins: > http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/are-social-media-users-now-legitimate-targ= ets/ > > Diggins is a Research and Analysis Officer in the Australian Army's =20 > Directorate of Army Research and Analysis (DARA) Land Warfare Studies =20 > Centre (LWSC): > http://www.army.gov.au/our-future/DARA/LWSC > > In the blog post, which is qualified as Diggins' personal opinion =20 > rather than the established policy of her institution, Diggins reflects=20 > on what is characterized as "Israel and Hamas' recent social media war": > >> Whether social media is making an effective contribution or not =20 >> remains to be seen. However, by creating and perpetuating a narrative =20 >> that influences public opinion, social media is contributing to a =20 >> defined military operation and has become integral to the information =20 >> and communication space. As a legitimate part of the conflict, social =20 >> media (and its users) becomes a valid military objective. > > > HT @MartinHume via @cencio4: > http://twitter.com/cencio4/status/280420701599571970 > > gf --=20 Gregory Foster || gfoster(a)entersection.org @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/ -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanfor= d.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech ----- End forwarded message ----- --=20 Eugen* Leitl leitl http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE --===============8722000216674532102==--