HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 9 (UPI) — Terrorist groups are turning to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to recruit supporters across geographical borders, an Israeli researcher says.
Gabriel Weimann of the University of Haifa says a number of Facebook groups are requesting “friends” to join and support Hezbollah, Hamas and other armed groups labeled as terror organizations by the West.
“Today, about 90 percent of organized terrorism on the Internet is being carried out through the social media. By using these tools, the organizations are able to be active in recruiting new friends without geographical limitations,” Weimann said in a university release Monday.
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