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Alumni Publication: "Fostering Social Media Literacy: Addressing Terrorism and Extremism in the Digital Age" by Charani Patabendige

On 02 July 2024, Modern Diplomacy published NESA Center alumna Charani Patabendige's latest article titled "Fostering Social Media Literacy: Addressing Terrorism and Extremism in the Digital Age."
"Social media has become more than a platform of entertainment. It has become a battlefield with the transition of threat dimensions from physical military components to intangible dimensions such as cyber and information spaces," writes Patabendige.
About the Author
Charani Patabendige is a Research Assistant and an Acting Research Analyst at the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), the premier think tank on National Security established under the Ministry of Defence. The opinion expressed is her own and not necessarily reflective of the institute, the Ministry of Defence, or the NESA Center.
About the Publisher
Modern Diplomacy is an online journal that assesses and evaluates complex international issues that are often outside the boundaries of mainstream Western media and academia. It provides qualitative analysis in the form of political commentary, policy inquiry, in-depth interviews, special reports, and commissioned research.
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