The Socially Oriented and Publicly Available Internet Resources in Information War against Ukraine
Abstract
The article deals with technologies of using socially oriented and publicly available Internet resources in information war against Ukraine. The concept of information war, problems of using social networks to the detriment of information security of Ukraine and ways to counteract these threats are presented.
In the 21st century, the creation of a single information space that enables humankind to develop faster has become positive for humanity. However, the creation of the information society also leads to negative side effects that give rise to such a concept as information warfare.
The main purpose of information warfare is to weaken the moral and physical forces of the enemy while strengthening their own, to disrupt the exchange of information for the competitor. The main task of information wars is to manipulate the masses.
The rapid development of information technologies makes it possible to carry out information and psychological influence on the mass consciousness more effectively. The Internet space with its social networks has become a new platform for information wars.
Socially oriented and publicly available Internet resources in the Joint Forces Operation zone are characterized by the dominance of pro-Russian propaganda in the liberated and temporarily occupied territories of
Ukraine, as well as by the active use of social networks to the detriment of Ukraine’s information security. Their main tasks are to disseminate destructive information aimed at destabilizing the situation in Eastern Ukraine. Russia is waging an information war against Ukraine, which has a negative impact on the formation of Ukraine’s image in the international arena.
The implementation of strategic priorities and basic principles and tasks of the national information policy of Ukraine requires the improvement of organizational and legal mechanisms of information security management, proper staffing and resourcing.
Key words: information war, social networks, information and psychological influence, information security.
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