Has ISIS Become the Next Batch of Social Media Gurus?

They are definitely not social, but they do know the media.

Following the terrorism and turmoil caused by ISIS in France, both foreign and domestic authorities have been working diligently to decipher the caliphate’s approach to recruiting.

Turns out, they have learned to master social media.

Most notably, ISIS almost exclusively used the Telegram app for its malevolent recruiting. It appears those cowards are playing Whack-A-Mole online. CNNMoney.com reported that every time Telegram would shut down a terrorism-affiliated account… WHACK! They would create another. This happened 78 times so far.

Thanks to the ease of anonymity on social media, has ISIS discovered the loophole online that will help them continue to grow and recruit new members, despite numerous nations trying to shut them down?

Hillary is asking for all platforms to shut down terrorist’s handles, but come on… would that even work? In a word, #No.

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