Dysinfluence
Marc Owen Jones"Dysinfluence" - from Dys, meaning harmful, and influence - examines a critical evolution in digital manipulation - the strategic exploitation of influence systems to shape not just what people believe, but how they come to believe it.
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My New UNESCO Report: Enabling Atrocity in the MENA and Sudan
I’ve just published a new report examining coordinated influence operations, bots, and digital information harm surrounding Sudan’s civil war and the wider MENA region.
The report documents three large-scale sockpuppet and bot networks ope...
Creative Resistance or Regime Propaganda? My Analysis on CNN International of AI Lego Content from Iranian Creators
I spoke to CNN International & shared my thoughts on the AI Lego videos coming from Iranian creators. I argue that the label 'propaganda' is not the most appropriate term, arguing it is more akin to creative resistance & political satire, e...
X has blocked my X account in the United Arab Emirates
I received a notice from X informing me that content from my account (@marcowenjones) has been withheld in the United Arab Emirates following a legal order from the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority.
The claim:...
I created a free interactive dashboard documenting all META's influence operation takedowns
Since 2018, Meta has published detailed reports every time it removes a coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB) network from Facebook and Instagram. These reports name origin countries, target audiences, attributed entities, tactics, and, c...
The Aesthetics of Cruelty: How Memes Devalue Human Life in War
I was interviewed for the latest episode of the Listening Post. I discuss the US and Iran's use of memetic warfare, in particular the hyper-masculine and callous aesthetic of US communication strategy, which undermines respect for human lif...
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Marc Owen Jones, Associate Professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, is an award-winning expert on disinformation, media analytics and Middle East politics. His latest book is titled 'Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East'.
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