Social Control in the Face of Digital Propaganda

Świeboda, Halina; Kuczabski, Mateusz; Szpyra, Ryszard; Zawadzki, Tomasz; Walecki, Tomasz; Stobiecki, Pawel

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“…Alternatively, this question may be formulated differently: under what conditions and to what extent and at what level can social manipulation be avoided? The empirical study in this article, as mentioned above, focuses on three types of skills-critical thinking, creativity and communication, the development of which makes it possible to minimise the impact of social manipulation and social control [6] on individuals and groups, thus ensuring pragmatism and rationality as ways of consolidating social sustainability.…”

Section: Sustainability As a Results Of Overcoming Social Simulationmentioning

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“…In the context of social simulation, sustainability is associated with a harmonious relationship between nature, people, and society [1], including the aspect of social transparency [2]. Social transparency is understood in the article as the opposite of various social manipulations, social control, and propaganda [3,4,6]. To determine the abilities of young people studying at university as an important future segment of society to resist the manifestations of social simulation, an empirical study was conducted.…”

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“…It is used specifically to help people cope with upsetting situations or events [5], but it can also be used to mislead. Propaganda can be successfully applied as a means of social control [6].…”

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The Skills of Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Communication as Tools for Overcoming Social Simulation in the Context of Sustainability: A Case Study of Students’ Self-Assessment of the Affective Domain of Learning

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In the context of sustainability, this paper analyses the phenomenon of social simulation in the case of the affective domain of learning. Social simulation is defined in a variety of ways in dictionaries and handbooks published by universities. Still, for the purposes of this article, we will use the definitions of social simulation that are appropriate to the context of the study, and that are associated with fake or misleading actions. They are seen in the article as inherent in social manipulation, which comes in various forms, such as propaganda or fake news spread in the media, and hence disinformation. Social simulation is contrasted with sustainability, not only as an environmental but also as a socio-economic phenomenon, embedded in three types of skills: critical thinking, creativity and communication. The authors of the paper take the position that these three types of capabilities can ensure sustainability by overcoming social simulation. This paper develops a study aimed at assessing the three types of skills mentioned above by students of the Faculty of Creative Industries of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania) to avoid the threats posed by social simulation. In the course of the research, data on the communicative, creative and critical-thinking abilities of first-year students were obtained. Based on these data, objective evaluation scales were created.

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“…Some definitions refer to the phenomenon of psychological warfare, in which fake news is a tool to manipulate public opinion in order to implement and diffuse specific content (Aldwairi and Alwahedi 2018). Many authors define fake news as a tool of propaganda, which by means of false information is consciously and deliberately intended to create social attitudes (Barclay 2018;Świeboda et al, 2021).…”

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Fake News as a Threat to Social Resilience

Mateusz¹

2022

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Objective:The aim of the research inquiry was to find out about fake news, the manipulation of its recognition by social media users with the question formulated as follows: what might be the social resistance to fake news as a media product in the post-truth era? The hypothesis was put forward that fake news causes a lack of social resistance to fake news despite the declared knowledge of users regarding fake news. The research was conducted under a grant from the Ministry of National Defense. Desigh/Methodology/Approach: The presented results of combining the analysis of secondary sources (literature, studies, reports) with the empirical part (questionnaire survey) allowed us to confirm the main thesis of the article, which is that fake news as a media product in the post-truth era causes lack of social resistance to false content. Findings:The results of the study indicate the vulnerability of social media users to fake news despite their knowledge on the subject. The conclusion points to the need for appropriate media courses, trainings, and media campaigns that will improve the knowledge of social media users making them more resistant to fake news. Practical implications: The article synthetically presents the conclusions from the research, pointing out the directions of research in the field of information security in the context of national security, indicating the necessity of education and training in this area, as well as social campaigns. Originality/value: The presented research results have not been previously shown in this form, they provide knowledge about the increasing risk of false content in social media. They recommend the necessity of monitoring, repeating the research, implementation of specific actions that should be taken by the government to ensure social resilience to fake news.

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Examples of Russian Information War Activity at the Beginning of Ukrainian Crisis

Zawadzki¹

2022

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On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched an invasion in Ukraine, which was the first military conflict in Europe from almost 80 years. Despite the diplomatic actions taken by the European Union and NATO countries, Russia’s military activity remains unchanged. In the face of the growing threat, many countries and international communities have decided to impose sanctions covering the economic, financial, as well as cultural and media spheres. In the article the authors analyzed content posted on Twitter after the invasion began, using Quaero, an advanced anti-disinformation tool. The article presents observations on information activities in social media undertaken during an armed conflict. As part of the research, pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian and anti-American accounts were listed, and attention was also paid to the techniques and tools of manipulation in the information sphere. During the research, particular attention was paid to the botnets which play significant role in disinformation process. The very word bot refers to the word robot and it is a program whose main task is to perform actions instead of humans. Many entities in cyberspace, such as Facebook, Messenger or Google, use such programs to improve their activities and protect IT channels against the possibility of their violation.

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Social Control in the Face of Digital Propaganda

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The Skills of Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Communication as Tools for Overcoming Social Simulation in the Context of Sustainability: A Case Study of Students’ Self-Assessment of the Affective Domain of Learning

The Skills of Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Communication as Tools for Overcoming Social Simulation in the Context of Sustainability: A Case Study of Students’ Self-Assessment of the Affective Domain of Learning

Fake News as a Threat to Social Resilience

Examples of Russian Information War Activity at the Beginning of Ukrainian Crisis

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