In an era where social media is branded the ‘most important weapon’ of the state, the battle for Palestine is being fought as much on smartphone screens as it is on the ground. On 7th April 2026, a seminal webinar hosted by the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) dissected the industrial-scale architecture of hasbara – state-sponsored propaganda – and equipped activists with the tools to dismantle it. Chairing the session, the Global Alliance for Palestine’s Lujane Abdullah described the current landscape as ‘state-sponsored information warfare’. With a staggering $729 million (£580m) recently allocated to fund social media campaigns and influence AI systems over the course of 2026, Abdullah warned that this machinery is ‘trying to shape what the machines tell […]
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