Fear is the Message: How the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Weaponized Algorithms to Paralyze Mexico
In the hours after Mexican drug lord "El Mencho’s" killing by the military, his Jalisco New Generation Cartel responded by deploying hundreds of roadblocks, torching banks and supermarkets — and rapidly sharing the carnage on social media. The resulting national "psychosis" spotlights the latest evolution of narco-propaganda, where the target isn't just territory, but the public's perception of reality.
