US claims progress fighting ISIS on Twitter

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US claims progress fighting ISIS on Twitter

By Jessie Hellmann at the Hill

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/287104-us-claims-progress-combatting-isis-on-twitter

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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) Twitter traffic has dropped 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration told The Associated Press.

U.S. officials say the drop is a sign of progress toward eliminating propaganda they say inspires attacks around the world.

The U.S. and its allies have countered messages from ISIS on social media with its own messages that say the terrorist group "slaughters childhood," "kills innocence" and "lashes purity."

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We're denying ISIL the ability to operate uncontested online, and we're seeing their social media presence decline," said Michael Lumpkin, head of the Global Engagement Center, which coordinates the U.S. government's approach to fighting extremist messaging.


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