War and social media

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 24: Anti-war demonstrators and Ukrainians living in the U.S. protest against Russia’s military operation in Ukraine in Lafayette Park on February 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

I think the war in Ukraine is the most important news this time; I don’t want to get too involved in politics because my opinion doesn’t matter. However, I noticed that most of the news on the foreign networks blamed Russia. It is indeed a diametrically opposite scene on Chinese social media. I would like to share my opinion on this topic only from the point of view of social media. Because other countries, especially Russia, lack even a hint of information sovereignty, the foreign networks have taken the look of American websites. In the age of newspapers, radio and television, information sovereignty means that the scope of a publication’s freedom remains limited to the information sovereignty of its country of publication, no matter how free it may be. This is especially true in the age of social media: the ideological influence of all individual speech on social media is limited by the information sovereignty of the state. This means that the information on Twitter, YouTube, and ins is based on the information sovereignty of the United States. Thus, international networks are justified in accepting Biden’s ideological output one-sidedly. Of course, there are still some dissenting voices among them, but those who have embraced the ideological output through conceptual abstract images that lead to rhetorical attacks will portray them as adversaries. In the process, those who are mentally vulnerable will naturally stop speaking out. Many of those who lose their voices have a simple sense of justice, which may be patriotic, humanistic, or simply peaceful. This phenomenon is also present in Chinese social media.

There is justice and injustice on both sides of this struggle, which is why both sides are becoming increasingly hostile in their online positions. But, cyber warfare aside, returning to the events at hand, Russian media portray the Russian military as doing its best not to harm the people, while Ukrainian propaganda cites multiple unconfirmed films that try to show that Russian troops are attacking civilians.


There is no touch of romanticism in the fighting. From ancient to modern battles, all romance is a product of the literary imagination. Every conflict is accompanied by carnage, tears, and loss of life.


May the world be free of war.

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1 Response to War and social media

  1. sydhavely says:

    Interesting post and issues. I’m not sure what you mean by “information sovereignty,” but if you’ll explain it in class, that would help. Indeed social media is playing a huge role in this war and in all countries. Vital issue and post.

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