Weaponisation Of Social Media Algorithms: How Big Tech Amplifies Propaganda And Misinformation In Pakistan

In the age of fifth-generation warfare, battlefields have shifted to the minds of common citizens where misinformation and propaganda dominates. Social media platforms with billions of users world-wide are designed to maximise engagement through algorithms. For instance, despite Facebook’s policy against violent content, its algorithmic recommendation in Myanmar inadvertently promoted propaganda. It indicates that these social platforms have become a fertile ground for repressive regimes and political entities to propagate their narrative, often with the complicity of Big Five tech companies.