Linkage Between Social Media and Terrorism

The way that terrorism is communicated and carried out has changed as a result of social media. It has also played a significant role in the spread of extremist content online and the growth in radicalization. As a result, terrorist organisations now have the unheard-of power to quickly spread ideas and emotions to an international audience. While there has always been a connection between terrorism and traditional media, such as print and television, social media networks have allowed terrorists to broadcast their acts in a more powerful and immediate way, with a lens that can be twisted by their bias.

Terrorism manifested in the form of Through social networking sites, cyber terrorism is the greatest threat to a country’s internal security.

• Terrorists are increasingly employing social media to disrupt government and corporate operations, as this tactic has the potential to cause massive damage. It is a major threat to the global system, and it has piqued the interest of the media, security experts, and the information technology industry. 
• Terrorist groups, on the other hand, have rapidly embraced social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to fulfil their objectives and spread their message, owing to the convenience, low cost, and wide reach of these platforms.
• Social media has been used to coordinate attack plans, communicate with cells, spread propaganda and information, and propagate hate campaigns or messages that can damage people’s feelings. 
• These groups now have their own websites  where they may spread propaganda, and the bulk of them urge their readers and followers not to trust the media, which they consider as the enemy.

Social media allows for its own entrance into the lives of billions of people worldwide by bypassing traditional media. The ease with which these audiences’ attention can be attracted by a few clicks or taps on a phone or computer emphasises the potential reach of terrorism propaganda and media. These impacts, which can be felt at many different levels of society, can help terrorists accomplish their goals of impeding and frustrating state actions as well as provoking severe dread among the general public worldwide.