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    Explore the reality of Unrestricted Warfare. Learn how digital troll farms and information confrontation turn your social feed into a modern battlefield.

    Unrestricted Warfare: Digital Troll Farms & Information Confrontation

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    The very idea of a 'battlefield' is obsolete because, in the 21st century, the battlefield is everywhere, including your own mind. The goal is to pollute the information environment so thoroughly that you just give up trying to filter it.

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    Create a lesson on Information Warfare, persuasion and influence based on “unrestricted warfare” from China and Russia’s troll farms

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    Unrestricted Warfare
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    COUNTERING THE “INFORMATION CONFRONTATION” STRATEGIES OF RUSSIA AND CHINA
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    https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-canberra/dri/2023-02-research/2023-02-Understanding-Mass-Influence---A-case-study-of-the-Internet-Research-Agency.pdf
    (PDF) The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model: Why It Might Work and Options to Counter It
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    https://www.academia.edu/57237428/The_Russian_Firehose_of_Falsehood_Propaganda_Model_Why_It_Might_Work_and_Options_to_Counter_It
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    https://pwarren.people.clemson.edu/Troll_Factories_V2.pdf
    Old Wine in a New Bottle 4: Reflexive Control – Propastop
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    https://www.propastop.org/en/2025/04/29/old-wine-in-a-new-bottle-4-reflexive-control/

    자주 묻는 질문

    Unrestricted Warfare is a strategic concept introduced by Chinese colonels Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui in 1999. It suggests that traditional battlefields are obsolete because modern conflict involves using non-military tools to bypass a superior opponent's defenses. Instead of relying on tanks and uniforms, this approach utilizes legal tools, economic leverage, and information warfare to achieve objectives without direct military action.

    Digital troll farms are central to information confrontation by executing sophisticated, multi-platform strategies designed to influence public perception. Rather than just spreading fake news, these operations use carefully calibrated digital strikes, such as memes and news headlines, to change a person's beliefs and behaviors. This transformation turns everyday digital interactions into a psychological battlefield where the target's mind is the primary objective.

    The digital world is considered a battlefield because information is now used to circumvent traditional high-tech defenses. As Lena and Miles discuss, everyday content like local protest posts or news headlines can be part of a coordinated effort to manipulate the public. In this 21st-century reality, the distinction between civilian and participant disappears, as individuals are constantly engaged in an ongoing information confrontation.

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