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# PBS NewsHour and Blogs of War Twitter Chat on Social Media and Warfare
- URL: https://johnwlittle.com/pbs-newshour-and-blogs-of-war-twitter-chat-on-social-media-and-warfare/
- Published: 2014-07-30T03:55:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T15:07:13.000Z
- Description: John Little joined PBS NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia for a Twitter discussion of social media and warfare, from censorship and misinformation to extremist messaging and platform responsibility. The post links to the chat transcript.
- Author: John Little
- Tags: Technology, Social Media

The nice folks at PBS [@NewsHour](http://twitter.com/newshour?ref=johnwlittle.com) asked me and [@PJTobia](http://twitter.com/pjtobia?ref=johnwlittle.com) to spend an hour discussing the topic with them on Twitter.

![PBS NewsHour headline: “Twitter Chat: Is social media a weapon in modern warfare?”](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fd/62/fd628d80-41c9-4950-81c2-bb8053a3dd2b/content/images/2017/02/pbs_large-1.JPG)

"Social media can be used to circulate true information in the face of censorship. It can also cause false information to go viral. It has powered revolutions, but it is also used to expand the reach of violent extremists. What is the role of social media in modern warfare? How has this changed as the medium evolves? What responsibility do sites such as Facebook and Twitter have to regulate (or restrict) users’ promotion of military actions

Join the conversation in a Twitter chat 1-2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 31\. John Little, who blogs about international relations and national security on his website Blogs of War, will participate through his Twitter handle @BlogsofWar. PBS NewsHour foreign affairs producer @PJTobia will also contribute. Follow along and weigh in using [#NewsHourChats](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23newshourchats&src=typd&ref=johnwlittle.com)."

You can find the full transcript of the chat [here](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/twitter-chat-social-media-weapon-modern-warfare/?ref=johnwlittle.com).