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

Kramer, Howard hkramer at iliff.edu
Thu Mar 9 08:30:57 PST 2017


Thanks you Azer and everyone else for your very specific tips and
resources. This is incredibly helpful.

Regards,
Howard

On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Azer, Evronia (2015) <
Evronia.Azer.2015 at live.rhul.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear Howard,
>
>
> Since the type of content you are looking for is usually removed, you
> might want to search for keywords (on social media or Google) like the
> IS news agency Aamaq https://twitter.com/search?q=%23aamaq&lang=en-gb ,
> and their online magazine Dabiq
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabiq_(magazine)
>
> You may want to do that in Arabic as well.
>
>
> I suggest you search twitter archives, using websites like Topsy (which
> doesn't exist now so you may want to search for alternatives), or other
> means.
>
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> Best,
>
> Evronia
>
>
> --------
>
> *Evronia Azer*
> *PhD Candidate *
> *Technology and Information Management*
>
> Royal Holloway University of London
> School of Management
> Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
>
>
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> *From:* Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Kramer,
> Howard <hkramer at iliff.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 7, 2017 7:39:22 PM
> *To:* air-l at aoir.org
> *Subject:* [Air-L] Help with researching radical jihadist groups on
> Telegram and other social media
>
> 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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