Sri Lanka terror attacks have once again raised serious questions about the misuse of social media
Last year, Facebook’s failure to combat violence-filled content came into sharp focus in Sri Lanka, when extremist Buddhist monks used many Sinhalese-language Facebook groups to incite violence against the country's Muslim minority . The online tensions spilled onto the roads, as mobs went on a rampage, burning scores of Muslim homes and shops.
But after the deadly Sunday attack, blamed on a fringe radical group with potential ties to Daesh, there are concerns that social media apps might have been used to brainwash young Sri Lankans. While Sri Lankan authorities are still investigating the multiple bombings in which more than 300 people have been killed, experts say they won’t be surprised to see the usage of technology such as social and messaging apps in coordinating the attacks.
In the region elsewhere, security officials have watched with concern the growing influence of social media in shaping views. in 2017 that a survey of 250 jailed militants showed that 82 percent of them had been radicalised on social media. Nathaniel L Moir, a security analyst who has worked for the United States army, says Daesh exploits domestic politics and religious differences to find recruits.
“That’s really the key here. These apps take them to specific channels and then give more of similar information,” says Moir, indicating a practice in which social media companies push whatever content that keep users on the site longest.
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