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The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel -Telegram and ... more The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel -Telegram and lone wolf attacks occurred in Europe between 2015-2016. To understand threads of ISIS communication on Telegram we used digital ethnography approach which consists of the self-observation of information flows on four of ISIS's most celebrated telegram Channels. We draw on public sphere theory and coined the term terror socio-sphere 3.0 as the theoretical background of this study. The collected data is presented as screenshots to capture a visual evidence of ISIS communication threads. This study shows that ISIS Telegram channels play critical role in personal communication between potential recruits and dissemination of propaganda that encourage 'lone wolves' to carry attacks in the world at large. This study was limited to the number of the channels that have been widely celebrated.
The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel - Telegram and... more The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel -
Telegram and lone wolf attacks occurred in Europe between 2015-2016. To understand
threads of ISIS communication on Telegram we used digital ethnography approach which
consists of the self-observation of information flows on four of ISIS’s most celebrated
telegram Channels. We draw on public sphere theory and coined the term terror socio-sphere
3.0 as the theoretical background of this study. The collected data is presented as screenshots
to capture a visual evidence of ISIS communication threads. This study shows that ISIS
Telegram channels play critical role in personal communication between potential recruits
and dissemination of propaganda that encourage ‘lone wolves’ to carry attacks in the world at
large. This study was limited to the number of the channels that have been widely celebrated.
This thesis examined the role of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube during the Arab Spring uprisings. ... more This thesis examined the role of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube during the Arab Spring uprisings. This thesis argued in paradox of what Castells call 'networks of outrage and hope into what I call ' networks of antangosim and hate. data analysis based on digital ethnography approach of Facebook data
This paper analyses how both the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) and the Syrian Free Army (SFA) have... more This paper analyses how both the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) and the Syrian Free Army (SFA) have engaged with social media networks, 'cyber war', 'cyber-attacks', disinformation and propaganda in the Syrian revolution of 2011. The importance of information dissemination during the so-called 'Arab Spring' revolution was crucial in determining the outcome of the revolutions. Unlike in Egypt and Tunisia, the Syrian regime restored the country's internet connection during the uprisings and left restrictions on Facebook and other social media platforms in a move to trap social media activists and crack down on them. To understand the role of social media during the Syrian revolution, the paper firstly draws on the framework of the Syrian revolution, how it started and the regime responses. Second, it sheds light on digital activism before and during the revolution. Third, it explores the social media cyber-war, the directed cyber-attacks by SEA to the revolutionaries and other international opponents. The theoretical framework is drawn from an information warfare perspective. This article is based on self observation of the SEA and SFA on Facebook and Twitter accounts as both a member and a follower. Satellite channels have been used secondary resources as they were instrumental resources in the conflict.
The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel -Telegram and ... more The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel -Telegram and lone wolf attacks occurred in Europe between 2015-2016. To understand threads of ISIS communication on Telegram we used digital ethnography approach which consists of the self-observation of information flows on four of ISIS's most celebrated telegram Channels. We draw on public sphere theory and coined the term terror socio-sphere 3.0 as the theoretical background of this study. The collected data is presented as screenshots to capture a visual evidence of ISIS communication threads. This study shows that ISIS Telegram channels play critical role in personal communication between potential recruits and dissemination of propaganda that encourage 'lone wolves' to carry attacks in the world at large. This study was limited to the number of the channels that have been widely celebrated.
The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel - Telegram and... more The study aims to capture links between the use of encrypted communication channel -
Telegram and lone wolf attacks occurred in Europe between 2015-2016. To understand
threads of ISIS communication on Telegram we used digital ethnography approach which
consists of the self-observation of information flows on four of ISIS’s most celebrated
telegram Channels. We draw on public sphere theory and coined the term terror socio-sphere
3.0 as the theoretical background of this study. The collected data is presented as screenshots
to capture a visual evidence of ISIS communication threads. This study shows that ISIS
Telegram channels play critical role in personal communication between potential recruits
and dissemination of propaganda that encourage ‘lone wolves’ to carry attacks in the world at
large. This study was limited to the number of the channels that have been widely celebrated.
This thesis examined the role of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube during the Arab Spring uprisings. ... more This thesis examined the role of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube during the Arab Spring uprisings. This thesis argued in paradox of what Castells call 'networks of outrage and hope into what I call ' networks of antangosim and hate. data analysis based on digital ethnography approach of Facebook data
This paper analyses how both the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) and the Syrian Free Army (SFA) have... more This paper analyses how both the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) and the Syrian Free Army (SFA) have engaged with social media networks, 'cyber war', 'cyber-attacks', disinformation and propaganda in the Syrian revolution of 2011. The importance of information dissemination during the so-called 'Arab Spring' revolution was crucial in determining the outcome of the revolutions. Unlike in Egypt and Tunisia, the Syrian regime restored the country's internet connection during the uprisings and left restrictions on Facebook and other social media platforms in a move to trap social media activists and crack down on them. To understand the role of social media during the Syrian revolution, the paper firstly draws on the framework of the Syrian revolution, how it started and the regime responses. Second, it sheds light on digital activism before and during the revolution. Third, it explores the social media cyber-war, the directed cyber-attacks by SEA to the revolutionaries and other international opponents. The theoretical framework is drawn from an information warfare perspective. This article is based on self observation of the SEA and SFA on Facebook and Twitter accounts as both a member and a follower. Satellite channels have been used secondary resources as they were instrumental resources in the conflict.