"Information Warfare"

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Jim Forster <jrforster () mac com>
> Date: January 4, 2017 at 11:46:18 AM EST
>
>
> Here’s a fascinating article about "Information Warfare”; in this case as practiced and analyzed in Serbia but I 
> think the principles apply more widely.  Here’s an excerpt and index from 
> https://labs.rs/en/mapping-and-quantifying-political-information-warfare/
>
> POLITICS OF HIDDEN INTERNET INTERVENTIONISM
>
> As framed by the media theorist Manuel Castells, we should not overlook the oldest and most direct form of media 
> politics: propaganda and control. This is: (a) the fabrication and diffusion of messages that distort facts and 
> induce misinformation for the purpose of advancing government interests; and (b) the censorship of any message deemed 
> to undermine these interests, if necessary by criminalizing unhindered communication and prosecuting the messenger.
>
>
>
>
> PART 1 : INDEX
>
> POLITICS OF HIDDEN INTERNET INTERVENTIONISM
> NEVERENDING REALITY SHOW OF ONLINE MEDIA 
> CONQUERING SPACES OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION 
> DDOS ATTACKS 
> CONTENT TAKEDOWNS
> TARGETED ATTACKS ON INDIVIDUALS
>
> PART2 : SOCIAL MEDIA BATLLEFIED, ARRESTS & DETENTIONS
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>
>
> I’ve no idea who/what labs.rs is.
>
> Also on the same site "EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE INTERNETS AND UNUSUAL FORMS OF NETWORKING IN HAVANA”, the best article 
> I’ve seen about the Internet in Cuba. 
> https://labs.rs/en/exploring-alternative-internets-and-unusual-forms-of-networking-in-havana/
>
>
>
>   — Jim



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