EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ‟JUST SIGNED UP” ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AN ANALYSIS OF SECRET SERVICES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

In the last decade a large number of public institutions, including intelligence services, make extensive use of social media to communicate with citizens. Much scholarly attention is paid to the benefits of online communication and the way governmental institutions presents themselves online. Howev...

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Published in:Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Studia Europaea 2022-12, Vol.67 (2), p.199-223
Main Author: Lutai, Raluca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer mediated communication
Espionage
Information communication
Information services
Information sharing
Intelligence gathering
Intelligence services
Internet
Mass media
National security
Quantitative analysis
Social media
Social networks
Social research
State-society relations
User behavior
Web site management software
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Summary:In the last decade a large number of public institutions, including intelligence services, make extensive use of social media to communicate with citizens. Much scholarly attention is paid to the benefits of online communication and the way governmental institutions presents themselves online. However, we know little about intelligence services and their presence on social media. This paper addresses this gap in literature and analyzes what kind of social networks European intelligence services prefer. The article is based on quantitative research of the social platforms used by the intelligence services of all 27 European Union Member States. The findings indicate that intelligence services are present in the social media environment to a different extent and the social platforms they choose to use are different.
ISSN:1224-8746
2065-9563
DOI:10.24193/subbeuropaea.2022.2.08