How Facebook and Social Media Promote Terrorism

by Uzi Shaya  •  March 22, 2018 at 5:00 am

 
 
 
 

• The
  failure by the social media networks to enforce the prevention of
  terror-related content on their sites is, in fact, a direct violation of
  the Antiterrorism Act and the Material Supply Statutes; the general
  public is also in its right to have the protections of the Community
  Decency Act of 1996 cover content on social media.
• The
  conclusion is that the social media companies are adopting an
  adversarial case-by-case approach to enforcing a ban on terror
  incitement on their platforms.

The
nature of Islamic terrorism throughout the world has changed in recent
years. Alongside the established and organized groups -- such as
Hezbollah, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and even ISIS -- a new
and different type terror has been created, one that is nourished
ideologically, spiritually, and intellectually by these groups, yet
shows no connection -- organizationally or operationally -- to them.

This
terror is defined by what we refer to as "lone wolves." These are
individuals whose nationalistic motives, religious incitement or
psychological needs propel them to commit acts of terror without being a
member of an organized group or cell. The one unifying aspect for all
these lone wolves is social media.

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