‘Questions about Dawlah. DM me, plz.’ The Sock Puppet Problem in Online Terrorism Research

This paper explores the problem of deception in online terrorism research. While conducting research into the growing phenomenon of female migration to Islamic State-held territory by Western females, we began following a Twitter account exhibiting suspicious activity. The account owner – believed t...

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Main Author: Huey, Laura (Author)
Contributors: Kalyal, Hina
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2015
In:Year: 2015
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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