Hacker, faker, liar, spy

Facebook and Twitter don't seem like the stuff of spy thrillers, but they are being used to create a very real threat to democratic society.
Social media platforms are being used to manipulate public opinion and spread divisive social messages on a wide scale, recent studies have shown.
In normal times, a comment from the world’s pre-eminent spy novelist about the state of our politics wouldn’t seem so noteworthy. But when John le Carré took time away from promoting his new book at the Royal Festival Hall in London, U.K., last week to say, “Something truly, seriously bad is ...

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