Information Warfare: The Blurred Boundaries of Digital Trenches

Departing from its conventional association with military conflict scenarios, the discourse of information warfare has expanded into diverse domains, including celebrity and political scandals, campaigns associated with both far-right and -left ideologies, social media shitstorms, and anti-gender mobilizations. This chapter examines information warfare as a digital metaphor, both following and detached from actual wars and military conflicts, aiming to broaden the understanding of the concept.