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With #OpISIS, Anonymous hacktivists contribute virtual boots on the ground

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imageAnonymous wants to make sure militant Islamist propaganda video, like this being filmed in Syria, doesn't make it online. Reuters/Stringer

The Islamic State, or ISIS, as well as other terrorist groups, use the internet – and more specifically, social media – as a public relations outlet. They release their public campaigns through...

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