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New Terrorism and New Media

Gabriel Weimann, January 2014

Summary

Al-Qaeda, its affiliates and other terrorist organizations have moved their online presence to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media outlets. Among the groups fighting Syrian ruler Bashar El Assad, several related to terrorist groups or the global jihadi movement have turned to social media for propaganda, psychological warfare, and weapons tutorials.

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Terrorism Social Media

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Theme
Human rights
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Article
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Published
30 January 2014
Author
Gabriel Weimann
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Open access

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