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‘Crimes of Influence’ – crimes that seek to influence people towards harmful outcomes – will be one of the defining features of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-led cybercrime. With an ability to persuade and influence at potentially unavoidable economies of scale, crimes of influence...
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jun 18, 2024
Operations in the information environment (OIE) are experiencing something of a renaissance thanks to social media and the democratisation of information.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 13, 2020
This paper was written for NATO’s Innovation Hub as part of their Warfighting in 2040 report. All rights are reserved by NATO Allied Command Transformation and this article is published here with their permission. To download a PDF, click here. Information operations (IO) has been experiencing something of a
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 01, 2020
This blog is intended as a brief primer on the complex concept of accelerationism – with a focus on terrorist organisations and their weaponisation of the concept as a pervasive, recurrent theme. From Muslims in Christchurch to Jews in Pittsburgh, Christians in Colombo and migrants in El Paso, recent attacks by
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Aug 30, 2019
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No - Daesh aren't considerably 'improved' in their online campaign. They have been effective at content marketing terror since the start of their violent campaign. The West just remain considerably on the defensive and have been since this war began.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jan 26, 2016
In the race to ‘do something’ to counter Daesh propaganda, Governments in the West have forgotten that actions speak louder than words; except in Canada, where they are walking the CVE talk.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Dec 13, 2015
While many will marvel at the UAE's progressive outlook on women's rights; and how this photograph will be a beacon for women in the Arab League of Nations - there is a larger play here. And it's an exceptional masterstroke of IO/PSYOP.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Sep 25, 2015
Can you remember the last time you clicked on a headline that factually represented the story it claimed to report? No spin?
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Aug 21, 2015
Social media influences people's decision-making: it serves to normalise highly abnormal situations - such as what conflict zones are like, when trying to attract foreign fighters.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, Jul 09, 2015
On the 28 May 2013 edition of The Project I spoke with Waleed, Gretel, Gorgi and Peter about talking to children about ISIS how they use social media as a radicalisation tool.
by Dr. Nicole Matejic, May 30, 2015