Social Media is now on the front lines of many international conflicts, says Frida Ghitis. Ghitis: Social media started out as a technological innovation but has become a social phenomenon. The more readers or followers one has, goes the logic, the more influence one wields, Ghitis writes. The number of people who actively use social media for every day, non-political reasons are also subject to being targeted. The vulnerabilities (or advantages, to a combatant wishing to recruit people) is that social media accounts usually expose users to invasive scrutiny.”]
Source: https://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2016/09/19/social-media-now-conflicts-front-lines/