Daesh threatens life of Twitter founder
(Slashdot):
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/03/02/0021216/isis-threatens-life-of-twitter-founder-after-thousands-of-account-suspensions
After a wave of account bannings that marks Twitter's most aggressive
move ever against ISIS, new images circulated from militants shows
founder Jack Dorsey in crosshairs with the caption "Twitter, you
started this war." The famously tech-savy ISIS has met a number of
defeats on American-built social media recently with sites like
Twitter and YouTube banning the group's efforts in unprecedented
numbers.
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A moment on nomenclature. The term "ISIS" to refer to the criminal
organization in question is mainly popularized by mainstream media --
perhaps because it has a poetic sound for TV. But few governments
around the world use this term. Most prefer "ISIL" or simply "IS" as a
label. This has led to the idiotic situation of news people
interviewing government officials, each calling the group by a
different name even in the same interview. However, increasingly
governments are using a different term for the group, the "Daesh"
label. Since this is reportedly the term those monsters most hate to
be called, it's the one I prefer and recommend.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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