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Welcome to the world of social media war rooms

February 14, 2009 – 2:10 pm

Israel’s recent invasion might be the continuance of an old conflict, but it brought us something new and very depressing – social media propaganda campaigns:
Both sides deployed dangerous new media weapons during this latest round of fighting in Gaza. Armed with Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts, and Lavazza espresso, warriors fearlessly and tirelessly scoured the cyber [...]

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“Injured Palestinian girl: Hamas is the cause of all wars”

January 7, 2009 – 6:45 am

Every conflict is more complex than you imagine. In this clip from the Palestinian Media Watch, a young victim puts a viewpoint that was “aired not on an Israeli network but on Palestinian Authority TV”:
Clips like this one, of course, are all part of the propaganda battle that every conflict is immersed in. Her views don’t change [...]

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