Gregory Waters@GregoryPWaters
Great article by @evansma covering a small portion of the research @RobertPostings and I did on IS’s presence on FB. The recommended friends algorithm is just one of many ways FB’s system has helped build IS’s online network. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/05/facebook-accused-introducing-extremists-one-another-suggested/amp/?__twitter_impression=true …
Gregory Waters@GregoryPWaters
“Spiders of the Caliphate: Mapping the Islamic State’s Global Support Network on Facebook” – the report @RobertPostings & I have been working on since October 2017 is out. It’s quite long so let’s break it down. Full report found here:http://goo.gl/xiLfFX