Social Media and Terrorism

Md Sazzad Hossain

South Asian Survey, 2015, vol. 22, issue 2, 136-155

Abstract: Terrorism, using the social media, has become one of the most concerning issues across the world. There is interplay between home-grown terrorist groups and international terrorist organisations which is playing the central role in accelerating the situations. Terrorist organisations are using social media platforms for recruiting, training and communicating with their followers, supporters, donors, as it is cheaper, easier, faster and effective method of communication. The members of the terrorist organisations are spreading their ideological thoughts, propaganda and their activities, not only to South Asia but also to the world, using social media platforms. Through qualitative analysing, this article will find out how terrorist groups are using social media platforms, especially in South Asia, threatening the peace and security of the countries. While discussing the present conditions of the South Asian countries, this article emphasises on Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. This article will also explain some policy recommendations that can be very useful for the fight against terrorism in the social media platforms.

Keywords: Social media; terrorism; Islamic State or ISIS or IS; Al-Qaeda; South Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/0971523117753280

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