And it seems that Washington recognizes this fact, at least verbally. In
November 2015, the head of the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, suggested the
use of such methods as monitoring of
social networks to counter ISIS propaganda. The mission was clear: to
undermine the ability of this terrorist group to disseminate its
messages, attract new militants and broadcast orders. Back then the NSA
would record all phone calls across the United States, including the
number of the caller, the duration of the call and the actual
conversation, in order to then try to “single out” those Americans that
are suspected of terrorism. However, the Pentagon’s WebOps program to
counteract ISIS propaganda on the web has proven itself to be utterly
ineffective...
The power of the terrorist group known as ISIS over the hearts and minds
of young people that are running the risk of become its militants has
been declining on the daily basis. The influx of foreign recruits who
come to Syria and Iraq to join the group has dropped from the record two
thousand people a month to as little as fifty people a month. Upon the
liberation of the cities that played the role of so-called “capitals” of
this self-proclaimed caliphate, ISIS found itself unable to transform
its poisonous religious ideology into a real geopolitical force.
https://journal-neo.org/2017/09/03/washington-is-lagging-behind-in-the-struggle-against-isis-on-the-net/
