Social media has been weaponized, as state hackers and rogue terrorists have seized upon Twitter and Facebook to create chaos and destruction. From Amazon.com

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-384) and index. U.S. Army Chief of Staff's Professional reading list, 2021.

The war begins : an introduction to LikeWar --Every wire a nerve : how the Internet changed the world -- The truth is out there : social media and the end of secrets -- The empires strike back : censorship, disinformation, and the burial of truth -- The unreality machine : the business of veracity vs. virality -- Win the net, win the day : the new wars for attention ... and power -- LikeWar : the conflicts that drive the Web and the world -- Masters of the universe : the new rules and rulers of LikeWar -- Conclusion: What do we know, what can we do?