Spiders of the Caliphate

August 13, 2020

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda

Hackers have hijacked Facebook accounts of prominent individuals to post ISIS propaganda. Australian journalist Julia Baird became the most recent victim this week, when her Facebook profile was compromised by unknown individuals. Baird’s profile was...

May 23, 2018

ICYMI: CEP Report Reveals How ISIS Supporters are Organizing on Facebook

CEP released a new report, Spiders of the Caliphate: Mapping the Islamic State's Global Network on Facebook, which details how ISIS followers continue to exploit Facebook to host meetings, link to terrorist propaganda, and organize on the popular...

February 04, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook’s Groups Feature Shown To Provide Platform For Hate Speech

Despite Its Own Problems, Tech Giant Casts Blame On Other Sites (New York, N.Y.) — For years, users have been spreading “blatant misinformation and calls to violence” on Facebook’s Groups feature. In August, data scientists warned company executives...

Spiders of the Caliphate

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda

ICYMI: CEP Report Reveals How ISIS Supporters are Organizing on Facebook

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook’s Groups Feature Shown To Provide Platform For Hate Speech

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