[liberationtech] What should the "liberation tech" response be to ISIS-related recruiting online?

[Muzammil Hussain]

Hi -- these folk <http://www.affinislabs.com/founders.html> seem to be up
to something <http://www.haqqathon.com/>. Anyone else have similar examples
of CVE
<https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/11/statement-press-secretary-white-house-summit-countering-violent-extremis>
tech startups/hackathons?

-muzammil



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*Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge *(Digital Humanities Strategic
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)
- *State Power 2.0: Authoritarian Entrenchment and Political Engagement
Worldwide* (Ashgate Publishing <http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409454694>)



On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org> wrote:

> Any reactions to this NYTimes article?
>
> ISIS and the Lonely Young American
> By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIJUNE 27, 2015
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/world/americas/isis-online-recruiting-american.html?_r=0
>
> What responsibilities emerge and how do they balance with freedoms and
> rights we aspire to see online being used essentially for very bad
> things.
>
>
> Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
>    clift at e-democracy.org  -  +1.612.234.7072
>    @democracy  -  http://linkedin.com/in/netclift
>
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