Jul 17 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Brookings, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW Falk Auditorium, Washington, 20036, United States
There’s little doubt that the technological revolution currently underway, not to mention many of its social media byproducts—Facebook, Google, and Twitter to name just a few—has transformed modern life for the better. But in an age of proliferating data, smart phones and internet literacy, extremist messaging can reach more susceptible and receptive audiences than any time in the past. The next chapter of global jihad will assuredly see more “digital natives” in positions of authority, eager to take advantage of the proliferating modes of global communication.