NATO has announced that “countering false Russian narratives on social media” is a major priority. Here’s why you should be concerned.
On Sunday, NATO commander General Philip Breedlove said in an interview with the Associated Press that NATO must do more to “counter Russian propaganda online”:NATO’s supreme commander says the West must do more to counter Russia by employing a rapid-reaction approach to internet communications that counteracts Russia’s “false narratives” spread on social media.Gen. Philip Breedlove said Sunday that Vladimir Putin’s Russia has been waging information warfare as part of its actions against Ukraine.Breedlove said: “We need as a western …read more
Source: AlterNet
