{"id":6803,"date":"2023-10-31T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T08:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/involvement.co.ke\/?p=6803"},"modified":"2023-10-31T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T08:48:51","slug":"social-media-a-tool-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/social-media-a-tool-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media : A Tool of War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Joe<\/strong><\/em><strong> Aura,<\/strong><em><br \/>\n{aurajoe6@gmail.com}<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Social media has been a double-edged sword in the Gaza War, providing a space for direct, unfiltered<br \/>\ndocumentation of the realities on the ground, a means for disseminating information in many different<br \/>\nforms and formats, and a platform for amplifying messages of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>However, where there has been good use, there has also been abuse. Tech giants have come under<br \/>\nintense scrutiny, finding themselves accused of censoring Palestinian content, failing to crack down on<br \/>\ndisinformation, and allowing the incitement of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Do you recall the false narrative of 40 beheaded babies confirmed by the president of U.S.A? And how<br \/>\nHamas used social media platforms to show hostages?<\/p>\n<p>Misinformation on both sides of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict was shared on Facebook, TikTok,<br \/>\nTwitter, WhatsApp and Youtube. The largely unfiltered view may have a long-term impact on how the<br \/>\npublic perceives the war.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly. In Kenya, social media has been a powerful tool for sharing information and opinions on the<br \/>\nIsrael-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Karichi Marimba, a lecturer at Daystar University school of communication shared his views on the topic.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is the issues of framing. Take Hamas for example who are fighting for Palestine, even though they are<br \/>\nthe aggressors, they frame their message as the ones who are being oppressed. Israel will also frame it<br \/>\nas their right to exist as a God chosen nation. So it depends, what are using social media for&#8221;<br \/>\nKenyans also took to social media to express their views on the issue. Some Kenyans used social media<br \/>\nto show solidarity with Palestine, while others supported Israel.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, communication has been cut off between Gaza and the world but images of the continuous<br \/>\nairstrikes on Gaza are still surfacing on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, social media has had both positive and negative impacts on the perception of the world<br \/>\non the war crisis between Israel and Hamas. It has provided an avenue for people to share their<br \/>\nexperiences and opinions with others around the world. However, it has also been used to spread<br \/>\nmisinformation and propaganda that can fuel polarization and incite violence.<br \/>\nIt is important to be aware of these issues when using social media to stay informed about this conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Aura, {aurajoe6@gmail.com} &nbsp; Social media has been a double-edged sword in the Gaza War, providing a space for direct, unfiltered documentation of the realities on the ground, a means for disseminating information in many different forms and formats, and a platform for amplifying messages of solidarity. However, where there has been good use, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-invo-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/invo.nyarango.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}