ISSN 2617-6858
e-ISSN 2617-6866
The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine
- information warfare; algorithmic warfare; social networks; information bubbles; information security; information resilience; hybrid aggression; strategic communications
- https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2025-87-5-7-15
- Pages 7-15
The article is devoted to the analysis of algorithmic warfare using information bubbles as a tool of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It was determined that social networks, which in peacetime perform the function of personalizing information flows, in wartime are transformed into a powerful mechanism of manipulative influence. Algorithmic systems contribute to the creation of information bubbles that isolate users from alternative perspectives, form distorted representations of events, and fuel emotionally colored narratives. The article traces the military dimension of the use of information bubbles in the structure of algorithmic warfare, shows their role in spreading panic, forming an atmosphere of mistrust and creating parallel information realities at the international level. Special attention is paid to the psychological and social consequences of the functioning of information bubbles in wartime, including the growing polarization of society, information exhaustion, the undermining of strategic communications and the narrowing of the worldview of young people. It is substantiated that countering algorithmic warfare using information bubbles requires a comprehensive approach that covers the technological, educational, state and international levels
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