The Social Media Side of the Terrorist Threat
The Sri Lankan government responded to Sunday’s deadly terrorist attacks in part, by shutting down access to some social media sites, calling the ban a temporary way to stop the spread of unverified and speculative information.
We spoke with Cipher Brief expert Farah Pandith, former chair of a Department of Homeland Security Task Force on countering violent extremism. She is also the author of How We Win: How Cutting-Edge Entrepreneurs, Enlightened Business Leaders and Social Media Mavens Can Defeat the Extremist Threat.
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