Study: 'Nearly 50000' pro-IS Twitter Accounts

Islamic State supporters used at least 46,000 Twitter accounts in late 2014, according to a report by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based research organization. The Brookings analysis found that typical backers of the militants were located within the group's territories in Iraq and Syria. The report says the accounts were used from September through December, though not all were active at the same time. Much of Islamic State's social media success, said the...

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