#Memes That Kill: The Future Of #Information Warfare
▻https://www.cbinsights.com/research/future-of-information-warfare
Russia is not the only country responsible for distorting public #opinion on the #internet. An Oxford University study found instances of social media #manipulation campaigns by organizations in at least 28 countries since 2010. The study also highlighted that “ authoritarian regimes are not the only or even the best at organized social media manipulation ”.
Typically, cross-border information wars are waged by state-sponsored cyber-troops, of which the world has many and the US has the most.
Source: Oxford University The world is already facing the uncomfortable reality that people are increasingly confusing fact and fiction. However, the #technologies behind the spread of disinformation and deception online are still in their infancy, and the problem of authenticating information is only starting to take shape.
Put simply, this is only the beginning.
There is no Geneva Convention or UN treaty detailing how a nation should define digital information attacks or proportionally retaliate. As new technologies spread, understanding the tactics and circumstances that define the future of information warfare is now more critical than ever.