From gfoster@entersection.org Fri Jul 6 02:36:27 2018 From: Gregory Foster To: cypherpunks-legacy@lists.cpunks.org Subject: [liberationtech] Social Media Combatants Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:36:27 +0000 Message-ID: <172289279654.3881296.13115582507232319070.generated@mail.pglaf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4314608172963064793==" --===============4314608172963064793== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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-target= s/ 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 rather =20 than the established policy of her institution, Diggins reflects on what =20 is characterized as "Israel and Hamas' recent social media war": > Whether social media is making an effective contribution or not remains=20 > to be seen. However, by creating and perpetuating a narrative that=20 > influences public opinion, social media is contributing to a defined=20 > military operation and has become integral to the information and=20 > communication space. As a legitimate part of the conflict, social media=20 > (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 --===============4314608172963064793==--