This is Not Propaganda, by Peter Pomerantsev

This is Not Propaganda is a book that caught my eye a couple of years ago, and not just for its fantastical front cover. Pomertantsev is a Russian born expert in disinformation and online manipulation, based at London School of Economics. In this book, he explains how information has been weaponised and deployed to purposefully destabilise society. It’s one of those books that is shocking in its implications but understated in its tone – rainbows and unicorn notwithstanding.

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