Researchers believed Isis's online presence was declining due to drop in agg Twitter fllwrs. But this is a fallacy: https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/The-New-Netwar-2.pdf …pic.twitter.com/5cUbNr8K7S
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Researchers believed Isis's online presence was declining due to drop in agg Twitter fllwrs. But this is a fallacy: https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/The-New-Netwar-2.pdf …pic.twitter.com/5cUbNr8K7S
Not only does aggregating Twitter followers misrepresent network activity, it also ignores rest of Isis's sprawling online operation:pic.twitter.com/08Zv692r53
In reality, jihadis play "musical chairs" across the web to evade detection. The result is wild oscillations in activity across all domains.pic.twitter.com/uKZ9ytTprF
Geographically, consumption of jihadi content is also irregular. Most clicks on jihadi links come from Turkey, then US, Saudi, Iraq, and UK.pic.twitter.com/XQw5dBE0dG
The general conclusion is that Isis is NOT losing ground online. The animating ideology will sooner or later have to be confronted directly.
I strongly recommend the full report as it will put into perspective exactly what we are up against. https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/The-New-Netwar-2.pdf …
Everyone's a shady fucker. But at least the authors of this report are academics who have their reputation on the line.
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