THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND FAKE NEWS MEDIA SITES
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND FAKE NEWS MEDIA SITES

Author(s): Nora Biteniece
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Evaluation research, Marketing / Advertising, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: media; communications; information; fake news; ICT; third-party services; security; advertising; social networks;
Summary/Abstract: This chapter discusses how user data collected by third-party services coupled with online advertising technologies can be exploited for targeted information activities. This chapter also presents findings from our study of online news sources mentioned in a discussion regarding the NATO presence in the Baltic States and Poland on Twitter. The discussion is referred to as the Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) dicussion, using NATO’s name for its defence and deterrence posture in Eastern Europe.

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