Twitter Write up

Terrorism through Twitter

The unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

Terrorism has been around for hundreds of years and only this last decade it has caused an uproar. The falling of the twin towers, the London bus bombing, the Boston marathon bombings and the attack on Paris are all very popular globally.

Terror groups such as ISIS are using a new form of propaganda to attract younger less knowledgeable people into joining their groups by going to countries that are involved in terrorism. Syria and Iraq are two of the main countries that ISIS are active in as the countries follow a strict law known as the Sharia law. Sharia law is a system of several laws, based on the Qur'an. The social media network Twitter is one of the biggest ways terrorist groups are recruiting new followers and members. Many Britons have been contacted by ISIS through online chat rooms this is a big problem for the Country as immigration has been stricter and the border force has been on high alert for anyone who has left the country with the suspicion of terror.

The hacktivist group Anonymous has taken down around 6,000 ISIS related twitter accounts with a promise and a threat that they will end ISIS. Anonymous has also leaked the addresses and information of 900 ISIS members to the public. This is ironic as Hacktivist groups are seen as a threat to the public but in this case they are helping Government officials tackle the problem of sprouting terror groups.

One of Twitters feature known as the “re-tweet” is being used by the public to spread news about ISIS and other terrorist groups. This could also have a negative effect as more ISIS propaganda could be spread around more.

The “re-tweet” is a feature that allows you to post someone else’s post into your wall which is shown to your followers. These little things that Twitter include with their Network allows for the laziness of people to instantly share someone else’s tweet without you having to write it at all meaning you could be posting something illegal without you knowing you have done that.

I also believe that Twitter language is damaging the English language for many reasons.