How ISIS Really Recruits its Members - Columbia Magazine
The Islamic State, or ISIS, has recruited tens of thousands of people to its cause, mostly through social media. What has made the group’s online propaganda so successful, and what can be done to combat it?
ISIS: What does it really want? - CNN
Dec 11, 2015 · ISIS makes no secret of its ultimate ambition: A global caliphate secured through a global war. To that end it speaks of “remaining and expanding” its existing hold over much of Iraq and Syria.
How Isis is spreading its message online - BBC News
Jun 19, 2014 · Alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant's (Isis) battlefield successes in northern Iraq, the group has deployed a sophisticated social media strategy that is redefining its propaganda.
Social media use by the Islamic State - Wikipedia
The Islamic State is a militant group and a former unrecognised proto-state. The group sophisticatedly utilizes social media as a tool for spreading its message and for international recruitment. The Islamic State is widely known for its posting of disturbing content, such as beheading videos, on the internet.
Four ways to counter ISIS propaganda more effectively - Brookings
Nov 16, 2015 · How did ISIS propaganda become what it is? What is the nature of its appeal? What is the state of play in anti ISIS messaging efforts, and what steps would a better response include?
Terrorists On Telegram | Counter Extremism Project
ISIS releases propaganda videos (left) and magazines (right) through public channels on Telegram. Al-Qaeda’s South Asian branch claims responsibility for the murder of LGBT activists in Bangladesh. Groups like ISIS have also issued calls to violence on Telegram channels in advance of major attacks.
Propaganda in focus: decoding the media strategy of ISIS
Sep 2, 2024 · ISIS has demonstrated an ability to adapt its messages in response to changing circumstances, be they losses on the battlefield or shifts in geopolitical alliances.
The Truth Campaign and The War of Ideas
Critics complain that the U.S. government has failed to provide the time, attention, and resources necessary to match the size and scope of the Islamic State’s propaganda machine. [4] Others suggest the CSCC is the latest casualty in another bureaucratic turf war within the Beltway. [5]
ISIS's Use of Social Media Still Poses a Threat to Stability in the ...
Dec 11, 2018 · ISIS's strategic use of social media demonstrates the resourcefulness of the terrorist-cum-insurgent organization, which mobilized an estimated 40,000 foreign nationals from 110 countries to join the group. Increasing internet access in both Africa and the Middle East means that ISIS also has a new pool of potential supporters who, through ...
U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS’ Message
Feb 17, 2015 · The online messaging has aimed to create a competing narrative that strikes an emotional chord with potential militants weighing whether to join a violent extremist group.