How states exploit social networks in wartime

Contradictory demands put the platforms in a bind

May 18, 2021

A Palestinian firefighter puts out a fire at a sponge factory after it was hit by Israeli artillery shells. (Ahmed Zakot / Getty Images)

What is the proper role of a social network during a war?

The platforms’ usual answer to this has been that social networks “connect” people — helping them discuss the situation on the ground, alert one another to dange…

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