Promoting Online Voices for Countering Violent Extremism
Abstract
Al-Qa ida and its adherents have sought to promote their vision of militant jihad through an increasing propaganda campaign on the Internet. They have used chatrooms and message boards to create and foster communities of radical interest.1 They have published radical e-magazines and thousands of extremist YouTube videos.2 Some have also embarked on campaigns using Twitter and Facebook.3 This content increasingly targets Western audiences, seeks to argue that the West is at war against Islam, offers religious and ideological justifications for violence, and exhorts followers to take up the cause and act. It is true that this campaign has produced an extremely low yield of recruits in the United States and that vast majorities of American Muslims hold no sympathies for al-Qa ida s distorted vision, but even the rarest success can have disastrous consequences.4
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA580832
Entities
People
- Erin York
- Peter Chalk
- Todd C.
Organizations
- RAND Corporation