Ep. 63 – Twitter Battles and Facebook Wars, with PW Singer

October 31, 2018 00:36:02
Ep. 63 – Twitter Battles and Facebook Wars, with PW Singer
Modern War Institute
Ep. 63 – Twitter Battles and Facebook Wars, with PW Singer

Oct 31 2018 | 00:36:02

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Show Notes

PW Singer, co-author of the new book LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media, joins for this episode of the MWI Podcast. He explains how a convergence of advancements in web-enabled connectivity and the ongoing evolution of the character of war have brought us to where we are today, with social media tools becoming powerful weapons, as well as battlefields themselves.

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