I was curious to know what language/s the researcher has covered? Best,elham gheytanchi
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:45:14 +0100 > From: jul...@julianoliver.com > To: liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu > Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Why Al-Qaida Hates the Internet: Trust Problems > on Jihadi Discussion Forums > > > I must say I find the subject of this post a little ridiculous. > > Firstly, it's good there are trust problems on jihadist discussion forums. If > it > was smooth-sailing organising such efforts of violence then we should be all > the > more worried. Were Western forces their attacks (say in Yemen, Somalia or > Pakistan) in discussion forums I'm sure there'd be plenty of distrust there > also. > > Secondly, al-Qaeda obviously use the WWW and the Internet a lot and so would > probably not want to take down part of what is obviously their own > communications infrastructure. As such I doubt al-Qaeda "Hate the Internet". > > The Internet doesn't implement Democracy, Anarcho-syndicalism or > Totalitarianism. It does however provide a great deal of opportunity for the > implementation of these in both Western and non-Western contexts. > > Cheers, > > Julian > > ..on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:27:42AM -0800, Yosem Companys wrote: > > Why Al-Qaida Hates the Internet: Trust Problems on Jihadi Discussion > > Forums > > *CISAC Social Science Seminar* > > > > DATE AND TIME > > January 24, 2013 > > 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM > > > > AVAILABILITY > > Open to the public > > No RSVP required > > > > > > SPEAKER > > Thomas Hegghammer <http://fsi.stanford.edu/people/thomas_hegghammer/> - > > Zukerman Fellow at CISAC > > > > The trust problem limits what rebels can do online. The scarcity of > > non-verbal cues in digital communication facilitates deceptive mimicry, > > which undermines the interpersonal trust required for sensitive > > transactions. Open-source data from jihadi discussion forums show that > > distrust there is very high and direct recruitment rare. General trust also > > declined during the observation period (2006-2011). As of 2012, forums are > > still in use, but primarily for low-stake activities such as > > propaganda-sharing and ideological debate. Confidence in the authenticity > > of propaganda remains relatively high, due to vetting institutions and > > hard-to-fake video formats. A modicum of interpersonal trust also remains, > > thanks to reputation systems and a few relatively reliable signs of > > trustworthiness involving time expenditure. The trust problem is an > > Achilles’ heel for terrorists online – but probably also for pro-democracy > > activists in authoritarian settings. > > > > LOCATION > > CISAC Conference Room > > Encina Hall Central, 2nd floor > > 616 Serra St. > > Stanford University > > Stanford, CA 94305 > > > -- > > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > > > -- > Julian Oliver > http://julianoliver.com > http://criticalengineering.org > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
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