This blog continues the analysis of how to respond to terrorist activity (including recruitment and planning of attacks) using network information technology, in particular social media. As noted earlier, I think promising avenues to investigate include three areas:
1) Countering misinformation
2) Active recruitment to alternative missions
3) Areas beyond communication - e.g., algorithmic adjustments by social media platforms
While information technologies, and the business platforms that deploy them have a central role, the core of the best responses to violent extremism may turn out not to be tools, but people.
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This article by Chuck Cosson originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on May 15, 2016 at 01:06AM
