Over the past decade the gravitational centre of contemporary conflict has shifted from the physical battlefield to the online battlespace, where the ingenuity of non-state actors has vexed governments and tested their militaries. Devising new architectures of participation, Al Qaeda and ISIS have weaponised social media and empowered their dispersed followers to organise, communicate and dominate the information domain. Kevin Foster shows how conventional militaries in the US, Britain, Israel and Australia have responded to this challenge by integrating social media into their systems and operations, and the organisational and cultural impediments they have confronted. Foster traces each military's social media journey, appraising the strategies, doctrine and policies developed to regulate its management and use. From the ADFA Skype sex scandal to the IDF's sophisticated integration of the real and virtual spaces of war, Anti-Social Media examines the good, the bad and the indifferent in the armed forces'halting advance towards social media competence. Authors Kevin Foster Publication Information Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press Digital. 2021 Resource Type eBook. Subjects Communication--Political aspects Mass media and propaganda Communication--Social aspects Propaganda Mass media and war Social media Internet in public relations War and society Psychology, Military Categories SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies HISTORY / Military / General POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy Related ISBNs 9780522878028. OCLC 1336950270 Accession Number 2955225 Table of contents Anti-Social Media Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction The changed face of war Part I: From full-spectrum dominance to information operations Part II: Command and control meets the decentred network Conclusion: ‘Everybody wants to do social media’ Acknowledgement Bibliography