Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media
Nilda M. Garcia, "Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media "
English | ISBN: 0367334968 | 2020 | 154 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 0367334968 | 2020 | 154 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks examines the effects of technology on three criminal organizations: the Sinaloa cartel, the Zetas, and the Caballeros Templarios.
Using social network analysis, and analyzing the use of web platforms Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Nilda M. Garcia provides fresh insights on the organizational network, the central nodes, and the channels through which information flows in these three criminal organizations. In doing so, she demonstrates that some drug cartels in Mexico have adopted the usage of social media into their strategies, often pursuing different tactics in the search for new ways to dominate. She finds that the strategic adaptation of social media platforms has different effects on criminal organization’s survivability. When used effectively, coupled with the adoption of decentralized structures, these platforms do increase a criminal organization’s survival capacity. Nonetheless, if used haphazardly, it can have the opposite effect.
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