Thursday, 2 June 2016

Countering extremist narratives online: competing or cooperating? (Clare Murphy, Liam Nevill, ASPI The Strategist)

Image courtesy of Flickr user Miika Silfverberg

The current conflict in the Middle East isn’t the first in which online communication tools—social media platforms, private messaging apps and alike—have played a role. But the Islamic State’s ability to engage people online is notably complex in its scope and scale, with a decentralised media machine producing content on a scale that rivals mainstream content providers. While IS won’t be defeated online, taking it on in cyberspace is necessary to blunt the effectiveness of its ability to build support and attract recruits using online tools

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/countering-extremist-narratives-online-competing-cooperating/

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