N.Y. Post: Facebook’s ‘suggested friends’ feature is boon to terrorists: study

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Facebook’s “suggested friends” feature is helping jihadists around the world connect with one another to forge new terror networks, according to a new study. Researchers with the not-for-profit Counter Extremism Project studied the social media habits of 1,000 ISIS supporters in 96 countries and found that extremists were “routinely introduced” to each other on the platform, The Telegraph reported about the study. “Facebook, in their desire to connect as many people as possible have inadvertently created a system which helps connect extremists and terrorists,” said Robert Postings, one of the researchers. The social media giant automatically collects information about its users that is used to connect people with shared interests, the paper reported. But this also allows ISIS supporters to contact and communicate with fellow sympathizers, researchers found.

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May 7, 2018
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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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