The Internet as an “Information Weapon”
I discovered this podcast on NPR about countries are moving towards establishing a framework to define the types of information use on the internet as a weapon just like a nuclear bomb, tank, or chemical weapons along with control measures to hold nations accountable.
It is interesting to hear “information” discussed in this framework and the differing country opinions and implication for tools like Twitter. It is also a very familiar discussion in how the same types of view by countries that have existed since before the cold war are now used for information. Listen to the story. If the player is taking too long to load, go directly to NPR web article link.
