ABSTRACT
Social causes come and go, some just fade away, while others result in the establishment of well-structured special interest groups and organizations that share a special interest. This chapter examines the use of social media warfare tactics to support social causes, not including the well-established special interests. It explores the social media warfare in support of social causes. Some police officers and police associations have also reacted negatively to transparency efforts, such as requiring officers to wear body cameras that record their actions during encounters with the public or with criminal elements. Police officers and police departments have used social media warfare tactics for self-validation, to influence the public and policy makers, and to entrap sexual predators online. Many governments continue to use direct and overt means to repress civil society within their countries. Social media warfare tactics are employed by groups ranging from those seeking improved human rights to those working to overthrow a government.
