April 9, 2012 markpiesing Tweeting the Taliban: Social media’s role in 21st century propaganda In recent months we’ve seen various news headlines about how social media is putting “our boys” in Afghanistan at risk due to geo-tagging on Facebook, the leaking of secrets on Twitter or the posting of videos on YouTube that really should have been left on soldiers’ smartphones. Stories of ordinary soldiers’ and even their families’ indiscretions online can sometimes play out to fatal consequences on the front line. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like this:Like Loading… Related