Terrorism and Social Media

Maiocchi Clerici, Piercarlo

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Terrorism and Social Media

Maiocchi Clerici, Piercarlo

Abstract

The objective of the thesis aims to analyze social media and why they play a significant role inmodern-day terrorism, especially ISIS. In the thesis, I will explore how the recruitment andpropaganda method of terrorist groups has significantly improved since the implementation ofsocial media. Analyzing, through qualitative research, the most known social media, I willexplain how they play a significant role in terrorist activity and how they are considered essentialfor these groups. Focusing then on recent terrorist attacks, I will show how social media played asignificant role in carrying them out. Moreover, it will show how these attacks would not havebeen structured and carried out as effectively as they did without the help of communicationsystems. This thesis aims to present the research results on the implementation of social mediaby terrorist organizations and answers to the question: how did social media strengthen thepower of terrorism, and how is communication between the ranks of terrorist cells developed?