Copyright 2012 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
The Toronto Star
February 19, 2012 Sunday
NEWS; Pg. A6
“Social media changing demographics of terrorism;
Potential extremists now younger, experts say”
VANCOUVER
SNIPPET: “U.S. scientists, speaking Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, discussed the use of web surveillance in the fight against terrorism and infectious diseases.
This year’s AAAS meeting, being held in Vancouver, has drawn more than 7,000 scientists and educators.”
“AAAS conference: Social media drives less protest than previously believed, say researchers”
Published On Sat Feb 18 2012
By Petti Fong
Western Bureau
VANCOUVER
SNIPPET: “Some symposia are looking at how technology has enabled researchers to hone in on specific events or keywords based on Internet use. One discovery found that use of social media has lowered the age of someone advocating “jihad.”
Before 2004, those advocating jihad were 26 years old on average and most interaction was face to face. After 2004, the average age dropped to 20 and social media had become the chief form of interaction.”