How Social Media Is Leveling the Playing Field Between Governments, Militants, and Ordinary People

How Social Media Is Leveling the Playing Field Between Governments, Militants, and Ordinary People

 

 The 21st century has seen the rise of “gray-zone conflicts,” where armed force, politics, and media increasingly blur together.

 

Palestinian youths check their facebook accounts at an internet cafe in the West Bank city of Ramallah on January 6, 2012.

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