Since Boston bombing, terrorists are using new social media to inspire potential attackers
- Written by Mia Bloom, Professor of Communication, Georgia State University
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Five years ago, a deadly attack during the Boston Marathon made America’s nightmare come true: the radicalized boy next door.
The research my colleagues and I conduct at Georgia State University tracks how terrorist organizations expose people – mostly young men – to...