"Social Media-a Real Source Of Proliferation Of International Terrorism "

Abstract

Although in 2011 there were registered the fewest terrorist attacks since 2007, the groups involved in such acts significantly expanded geographically, this being due to the use of modern technologies and, implicitly, the use of social networks. Thus, the terrorist organizations have developed quickly by using at larger scale new methods of communication and information, these giving them the ability to communicate over long distances and in a safe way. In this context, this paper had as the main objective the analysis of the role and the implications of social media in the proliferation of terrorism. The results of the study showed an increased presence of extremist groups in the virtual world of the Internet, 9 of 10 cases of organized terrorism on the Internet being based on social media. Introduction The informational aggression could take the form of an action for which the information is the weapon and the targets are the social processors of information, respectively the people, the organizations or the human communities that create an account or a page on social networks. The main purpose is to control, to disrupt or to assimilate the social processors of information. In this respect, the terrorist groups use the social networks (Facebook, Qzone, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.) in order to provide through them the information necessary and sufficient to achieve their objectives, such as promoting their ideology and recruiting new aspirants. Thus, in the present, there could be talked about a phenomenon of globalization of the risks and security threats, social media becoming an essential provider of information for terrorist groups. Therefore, in this paper was developed a study on the role and implications of using social networks in the proliferation of international terrorism, also being highlighted the main components of the specific profile of terrorists.