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Memetic Warfare Defined as Social Media Psychological Operations

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Jeff Giesea defines memetic warfare as a specialized form of information or psychological operations adapted for social media platforms. This concept is linked to broader discussions of online influence and psychological tactics, with examples such as Brexit, GamerGate, and the operations of companies like Palantir and PayPal. AI

IMPACT Discusses the application of psychological operations on social media, a concept relevant to understanding AI's role in information dissemination.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a concept ('memetic warfare') and provides examples, functioning as commentary rather than a direct news event.

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Memetic Warfare Defined as Social Media Psychological Operations

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · peterjriley2024 ·

    “memetic warfare a subset of information operations or psychological warfare tailored to social media” - Jeff Giesea. (Note: Brexit - Clearview Ai - GamerGate -

    “memetic warfare a subset of information operations or psychological warfare tailored to social media” - Jeff Giesea. (Note: Brexit - Clearview Ai - GamerGate - Palantir / PayPal ) https://www. counterpunch.org/2026/05/15/th e-neo-nazi-enforcer-who-helped-build-peter-thiels-onlin…

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