Twitter Is Playing A Significant Role In The Growth Of The Islamic State

Brookings

BBC: 'Nearly 50,000' pro-Islamic State Twitter accounts

There are at least 46,000 Twitter accounts operating on behalf of Islamic State (IS), a new US study claims.

The actual number, identified in the final three months of 2014, is probably much higher, says the report, co-authored by the Brookings Institution.

It said typical IS supporters were located within the militants' territories in Iraq and Syria.

Three-quarters of them tweet in Arabic and about one-in-five use English. They have on average about 1,000 followers.

WNU Editor: The Brookings report is here.

More News On Reports That The Islamic State Supporters Had 46,000 Twitter Accounts In 2014

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