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ISIS Hijacking Social Media Accounts to Evade Content Take-Downs

ISIS hijacking social media accounts is another evolving strategy that jihadist marketers use to get around content take-downs. The recent “Fuouaris* Upload” marketing campaign is the latest example the innovative spirit of jihadist guerilla marketing. ISIS has lost physical territory and now focuses on expanding its digital territory. One of the operatives, operating under the nom de media “Luqmen Ben Tachafin” bragged of hijacking social media account as “war spoils,” saying: “They delete one account, …

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Islamic Jihadist Social Media Lessons — Reach Is Growing

Islamic Jihadist social media lessons teach marketers how to get around take-downs. In today’s cancel culture jihadist groups are remarkably immune to getting de-platformed. The “caliphate” may be defeated, but marketing by various violent extremist and jihadist groups is as robust as it ever has been. Despite robust efforts to “take it down,” Islamist content online is growing. These groups have been highly successful in reaching and influencing their market against bigger challenges than any …

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