For over two decades, state and non-state actors across the Islamic world have weaponized digital platforms to reshape global opinion.
This digital subversion constitutes a fundamental challenge to democratic discourse and Western strategic interests, exploiting the very technologies and freedoms that define liberal societies to undermine their foundational values.
Whether Western democracies can develop and implement countermeasures preserving democratic values while addressing sophisticated technological manipulation, has become a vital and urgent question.
While ostensibly targeting Israel, these operations threaten Western civilization itself.
Author's summary: Digital subversion threatens Western values.