Emerson Brooking

Emerson Brooking is a former research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a co-author of LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media.

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The Future of War Will Be ‘Liked’
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Anonymous vs. the Islamic State
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A person claiming to speak for activist hacker group Anonymous is seen issuing a warning throught a video circulated online to "go to war" with the Singapore government over recent Internet licensing rules on November 1, 2013. Activist group Anonymous hacked a Singapore newspaper website on November 1 and threatened wider cyber attacks over Internet freedom, with government agencies reportedly on alert after the group said it would "wage war" with the city-state. AFP PHOTOROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S. Government Should Pay Anonymous in Bitcoin to Fight ISIS
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