More on: Conflict Prevention. An increasing number of policymakers and think-tank residents are championing the power of social media and big data to pressure governments, empower civil society ...

Social Media and War: How Facebook and Twitter Are Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century Published Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 AM EST Updated Mar 17, 2018 at 12:36 PM EDT ...

How is social media reshaping our ability to witness global conflict in unprecedented ways and what does a Scud missile launch really look like through the eyes of Twitter?

Social media should, by now, be a more reliable place to follow world events. Trying to keep afloat of events in Israel proves otherwise. Elon Musk recommended fake news accounts on X, while ...

The Turkish government is taking action against those it accuses of depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a cartoon in a satirical magazine. Turkey's president called the cartoon a "vile provocation" and ...

Social media is transforming conflict. From disinformation campaigns to electoral manipulation and online recruitment by violent extremist organizations, digital threats exacerbate conflict drivers, ...

Amid Israel-Hamas conflict, 'information war' plays out on social media, experts say "Online, what speaks powerfully is images," one expert said. By Desiree Adib . November 24, 2023, 5:10 AM.

Violent conflict is on the rise, and increasingly, social media is playing an important role: political actors have used social media to target critics with disinformation, while COVID‑19 ...