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Navigating Isis’s Preferred Platform

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Bibliographic Data

ID12235013
AuthorsMia Bloom (Georgia State University, Communication, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, corresponding author), Hicham Tiflati (0000-0002-6355-468X, Georgia State University, Communication, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), John Horgan (0000-0002-6948-3907, Georgia State University, Global Studies Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Year2017
Volume31
Issue6
Pages1242-1254
Publication date2017-07-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09546553.2017.1339695
OpenAlexW2735512461
LanguageEN
Citations received27

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) online recruitment has been the subject of considerable interest by journalists and technology writers, but there has been no scholarly work to date exploring ISIS Telegram channels and chat rooms. Telegram has played an important role in recruitment and coordination in recent ISIS/terror attacks in Europe. Further, Telegram is quickly replacing the group’s online presence on more open platforms such as Facebook and Twitter as these companies aggressively police and shut down ISIS-linked accounts. This research note aims to demystify Telegram, explain how it can be used for research, and discuss some of the addictive qualities associated with user engagement

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Unique citing works27
Citations per year3.38
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 27

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