We have all experienced it, you’re scrolling through social media and a post catches your eye, it makes a claim or shows you something that makes you say to yourself, “there is no way that’s true,” or it invokes an immediate emotional response and before you …
WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION: How Cognitive and Influence Warfare Is Being Waged Against You
Cognitive and influence warfare tactics are actively weaponized on social media platforms, exploiting human psychology to spread misinformation and manipulate user emotions. This affects all major social media users globally, with no product or vendor immune, leading to potential real-world consequences like polarization and eroded trust in institutions.