01077nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260001500042100002300057245007900080856018000159520060200339022001400941       2023                            d  c2023-06-191 aMichael Loadenthal00aWe Protect Us: Cyber Persistent Digital Antifascism and Dual Use Knowledge  uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2023.2222903?casa_token=3ihyzVeBqvwAAAAA%3AQ5v7dxEGIivWzKULPiNbiqo3pIs-zmb7XMWdEhNky37I3NOOPV0F6BGsGSPb6tNACJ1ITy1Qtxmztg3 aBeginning in 2018, US cyber defense architects began promoting the doctrinal strategy of Persistent Engagement (PE), amending a 2015 cyber policy based on deterrence. The PE doctrine encourages cyber soldiers to be quick, nimble, and aggressive—not waiting for an attack to defend against, and instead, maintaining a posture of constant agitation, infiltration, presence, and persistence. Although unintentional (and highly contentions), this cyber approach mirrors the strategic logic of contemporary, digital, antifascists in their efforts to disrupt and deplatform far-right activists online.  a1057-610X