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46,000 Twitter accounts linked to Islamic State: study
AFP, Published on 06/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - At least 46,000 Twitter accounts have been linked to supporters of the Islamic State in late 2014, a research report released in Washington showed.
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European cyber police unit to take on Islamic State propaganda
AFP, Published on 22/06/2015
» THE HAGUE - European police agency Europol said Monday it was launching a continent-wide cybercrime unit to combat social media accounts promoting jihadist propaganda, particularly those of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Hackers make off with data on 100,000 French state TV contacts
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» PARIS - Hackers bypassed insufficient safeguards to make off with data on 100,000 contacts held on French state TV computers, broadcasters said Wednesday.
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Lost treasures of Syria's Palmyra rise again in new 3D show
AFP, Published on 14/12/2016
» PARIS - Palmyra may just have fallen yet again to the Islamic State group, but a new "immersive" 3D show in Paris lets you walk through the Syrian city's classical colonnades as they were before the jihadists blew them to bits.
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Turning point as social media tackles online 'terror'
AFP, Published on 07/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Facing mounting pressure to use their technological clout to curb the spread of jihadist propaganda, major US social networks have finally joined forces in an effort to curb "terrorist content."
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Growing fears of IS use of weaponised drones
AFP, Published on 30/11/2016
» BAGHDAD - The Mosul battle in Iraq has seen the Islamic State group increasingly resort to weaponised drones, which Western governments fear could lead to a new type of attack at home.
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US buys ads on Facebook to fight jihadists
AFP, Published on 18/11/2016
» WASHINGTON - Social media has long been a key battlefield in the war on Islamic extremism.
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Challenging jihadist propaganda online eggs on extremists: experts
AFP, Published on 03/11/2016
» QUEBEC CITY - Challenging online jihadist propaganda with counterarguments or shutting down extremist websites and social media accounts have little impact, and distract from the real threat, according to experts.
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French terror investigators grapple with Telegram app
AFP, Published on 13/09/2016
» PARIS - Smartphone app Telegram, favoured by the Islamic State group thanks to the encrypted messaging it offers, is proving a headache for French anti-terror investigators.
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Iran rounds up 450 social network users
AFP, Published on 23/08/2016
» TEHRAN - Iran has "arrested or summoned" around 450 social media users over their online activities, a website linked to the powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday.
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