information warfare

information warfare (uncountable)

1. The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.
   • 2018, Carl Miller, chapter 6, in The Death of the Gods […] , William Heinemann, →ISBN:

     And in each case, they spoke about how the old tools of information warfare—radio channels, television shows, leaflets, letters—have now been joined by digital tools that make it more powerful.

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