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Violence 2.0: Using Social Media for Radical Propaganda
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2016) Ellabban, Mohamed; Yanardağoğlu, Eylem
When those who claim power attempt to oppress those who don't, violence is no longer an unlikely response. It is used as a means to resist and fight against submission to the power. To strengthen their position as the sole and rightful authority, powers usually resort to media to act as their tool of influence on people's perception. As the world change, authorities do as well. These ideological regimes start to adapt new technologies such as the internet instead or in compliment to the old traditional media. New techniques are then used but for the same old goals; influence and sometimes harassment of peoples' minds. But social media has proven that it can be different. It cannot be fully controlled, and its basic fundamental concept is that enables people to share and connect with each other, with a minimum presence of gatekeepers. This has allowed social media to be a field where any idea can flourish, even violent ones. This dissertation shows how violent groups can use social media to propagate their causes. Moreover, it contains a case study of a radical violent group that exploits digital propaganda experts to achieve its communication, operational, and strategic goals.