The Role of Social Media in Political Sentiment Amid Conflict

This week marks one year since the Hamas attack that left about 1,200 Israelis dead. Since then, tens of thousands of people have been killed -- the majority of them Palestinians living in Gaza. And many, many more have had their lives profoundly disrupted. But an online war has also raged over the past year. Social media has been flooded with disinformation and propaganda, part of an all-out effort to distort the conflict and how it's viewed around the world. Host Steven Overly called up Atlantic Council senior fellow Mark Scott to talk about the watershed moment for warfare in the digital age.

Steven Overly is the host of POLITICO Tech.

Mark Scott is a Senior Fellow for the Atlantic Council.

Annie Rees is the managing producer for audio at POLITICO.

Afra Abdullah is a POLITICO audio producer.

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