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Social Media: The new propaganda war tool - BBC News

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The Arab Spring woke the world up to the power of social media like Twitter and Facebook to effect huge political change. But now in the latest conflicts throughout the Middle East, the internet has become an instrument of terror as well. ISIS has released horrific footage of atrocities it's committed, to frighten and demoralise its enemies - so that they flee before a bullet has been even fired. Lyse Doucet reports on the new propaganda war. And a...

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Social media & twitter abuse in politics - BBC News

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The advent of social media has meant that almost anyone can vent their anger whenever they like on the web about anyone or anything. In a Daily Politics film, Giles Dilnot talked to journalists David Aaronovitch and Kelvin MacKenzie about the bile that spills out over Twitter and Facebook, and the hurt it can cause others.

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Paris attacks: Social media response - BBC News

Friday's terror attacks on Paris have sparked intense debate on ethnic and cultural values in France and the wider world. BBC News gauges the social media response to the attacks.

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