[Air-L] Help with researching radical jihadist groups on Telegram and other social media

Adam Hoffman adam.hoffm at gmail.com
Tue Mar 7 12:54:21 PST 2017


Hi Howard,

Nico Prucha from the University of Vienna published an article on ISIS'
activity on Telegram, which sounds close to what you're looking for:
http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/556/html

Best,

Adam

On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Kramer, Howard <hkramer at iliff.edu> wrote:

> I'm working on a dissertation proposal on the topic of Jihadist
> Fanboys/Fangirls: the Role of Social Media and Fandom in Attracting Young
> Western Audiences to ISIS and Other Radical Groups.
>
> The heart of this study will focus on the social media content and
> networking (via Twitter, Telegram and other networks) of ISIS and other
> jihadist sympathizers, perhaps outright members and supporters. Since ISIS
> has been more or less chased off Twitter I've been trying to find and
> follow their social media activities on Telegram but have had a hard time
> locating their channels on that platform. I'm writing to see if anyone can
> provide any guidance on accessing this type of content on Telegram and
> other social media.
>
> Regards,
> Howard Kramer
> PhD Candidate
> DU/Iliff Joint PhD Program in the Study of Religion
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*Adam Hoffman*
Ph.D Candidate, Department of Political Science
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Researcher at  the Middle East Network Analysis Desk
MDC, Tel Aviv University

Research Associate
The Forum for Regional Thinking
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