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ISIS Shares Video Of Gunmen Carrying Out Deadly Moscow Concert Attack
A video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
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Dormant Twitter Accounts Being Hacked to Spread IS Propaganda: Report
Exploiting a decade-old flaw, hackers are taking control of dormant Twitter accounts to spread Islamic State (IS) propaganda, a media report said.
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Russia Posts Image Taken From Videogame As 'Proof' That US Helps ISIS
Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday posted images it said proved the US was aiding the Islamic State jihadist group in the Middle East, but social media users pointed out they included a still from a videogame.
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Twisted ISIS Supporters Tweet On Manchester Attack, No Official Claim
ISIS supporters celebrated on social media a blast at US singer Ariana Grande's concert at Britain's Manchester Arena, killing at least 19 people.
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Families of San Bernardino Shooting Sue Facebook, Google, Twitter
The relatives assert that by allowing Islamic State militants to spread propaganda freely on social media, the three companies provided "material support" to the group.
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How ISIS Recruits In India Revealed By 20 Mumbai Men Among Others
Detailed debriefing of over 60 de-radicalised youngsters from across Maharashtra - including 20 from Mumbai - has given the state Anti-Terrorism Squad a glimpse into the Islamic State's playbook
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World Kickboxing Champion Laments Poor Facilities In Jammu And Kashmir
Eight-year-old Tajamul Islam highlighted poor infrastructure, lack of equipment and absence of good coaches. She trains in a private sports academy -- there is not a single indoor stadium in her hometown at Bandipore in North Kashmir.
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US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Islamic State Rhetoric
Social media companies including Twitter have faced pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked to terrorism.
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Government Monitoring Social Networks to Combat IS Threat
"The terrorist organisations have been using various social media platforms to spread their propaganda and recruit more foot soldiers for their cause."
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Pro-ISIS Hacking Group Threatens Facebook, Twitter
Baffled by a severe crackdown on its social media accounts in recent past, a self-styled hacking division of terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) has issued a video that threatens Facebook and Twitter CEOs with dire consequences if the social media platforms keep taking down pro-IS accounts.
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National Investigation Agency Seeks Internet Data of IS Suspects
The NIA said suspects had extensively used various social media sites and communication tools, including Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp.
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FBI Says Refugees Used Social Media To Plan Fight In Syria
An Iraqi man bragged about his experience fighting in Syria and the skills he developed as a teenage insurgent as he urged a fellow Iraqi refugee in the U.S. to join him in what both hoped would be martyrdom, according to documents filed in federal court.
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Obama Administration Plans Shake-Up In Propaganda War Against The Islamic State
The Obama administration is overhauling its faltering efforts to combat the online propaganda of the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, U.S. officials said, reflecting rising White House frustration with largely ineffective efforts so far to cut into ISIS's use of social media to draw recruits and incite attacks.
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How Saudi Arabia And The Islamic State Find Common Ground In Beheadings
Over the past year, Saudi Arabia has faced recurrent criticism that its ultraconservative interpretation of Islamic law is not so far off from what is practiced by the Islamic State, an extremist organization that proclaimed its "caliphate" across parts of Syria and Iraq in June 2014. The criticism clearly irks some Saudi officials, who have threat...
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At Least 60 People Charged With Terrorism-Linked Crimes This Year - A Record
The Justice Department has charged at least 60 individuals this year with terrorism-related crimes, an unprecedented number that officials attribute to a heightened threat from the Islamic State and the influence of social media on potential recruits.
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ISIS Shares Video Of Gunmen Carrying Out Deadly Moscow Concert Attack
A video apparently shot by gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall has been posted on social media accounts typically used by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
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Dormant Twitter Accounts Being Hacked to Spread IS Propaganda: Report
Exploiting a decade-old flaw, hackers are taking control of dormant Twitter accounts to spread Islamic State (IS) propaganda, a media report said.
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Russia Posts Image Taken From Videogame As 'Proof' That US Helps ISIS
Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday posted images it said proved the US was aiding the Islamic State jihadist group in the Middle East, but social media users pointed out they included a still from a videogame.
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Twisted ISIS Supporters Tweet On Manchester Attack, No Official Claim
ISIS supporters celebrated on social media a blast at US singer Ariana Grande's concert at Britain's Manchester Arena, killing at least 19 people.
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Families of San Bernardino Shooting Sue Facebook, Google, Twitter
The relatives assert that by allowing Islamic State militants to spread propaganda freely on social media, the three companies provided "material support" to the group.
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How ISIS Recruits In India Revealed By 20 Mumbai Men Among Others
Detailed debriefing of over 60 de-radicalised youngsters from across Maharashtra - including 20 from Mumbai - has given the state Anti-Terrorism Squad a glimpse into the Islamic State's playbook
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World Kickboxing Champion Laments Poor Facilities In Jammu And Kashmir
Eight-year-old Tajamul Islam highlighted poor infrastructure, lack of equipment and absence of good coaches. She trains in a private sports academy -- there is not a single indoor stadium in her hometown at Bandipore in North Kashmir.
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US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Islamic State Rhetoric
Social media companies including Twitter have faced pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked to terrorism.
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Government Monitoring Social Networks to Combat IS Threat
"The terrorist organisations have been using various social media platforms to spread their propaganda and recruit more foot soldiers for their cause."
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Pro-ISIS Hacking Group Threatens Facebook, Twitter
Baffled by a severe crackdown on its social media accounts in recent past, a self-styled hacking division of terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) has issued a video that threatens Facebook and Twitter CEOs with dire consequences if the social media platforms keep taking down pro-IS accounts.
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National Investigation Agency Seeks Internet Data of IS Suspects
The NIA said suspects had extensively used various social media sites and communication tools, including Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp.
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FBI Says Refugees Used Social Media To Plan Fight In Syria
An Iraqi man bragged about his experience fighting in Syria and the skills he developed as a teenage insurgent as he urged a fellow Iraqi refugee in the U.S. to join him in what both hoped would be martyrdom, according to documents filed in federal court.
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Obama Administration Plans Shake-Up In Propaganda War Against The Islamic State
The Obama administration is overhauling its faltering efforts to combat the online propaganda of the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, U.S. officials said, reflecting rising White House frustration with largely ineffective efforts so far to cut into ISIS's use of social media to draw recruits and incite attacks.
-
How Saudi Arabia And The Islamic State Find Common Ground In Beheadings
Over the past year, Saudi Arabia has faced recurrent criticism that its ultraconservative interpretation of Islamic law is not so far off from what is practiced by the Islamic State, an extremist organization that proclaimed its "caliphate" across parts of Syria and Iraq in June 2014. The criticism clearly irks some Saudi officials, who have threat...
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At Least 60 People Charged With Terrorism-Linked Crimes This Year - A Record
The Justice Department has charged at least 60 individuals this year with terrorism-related crimes, an unprecedented number that officials attribute to a heightened threat from the Islamic State and the influence of social media on potential recruits.
