Twitter trolls Al-Qaeda: Extremist hashtag flooded with jihad ‘PR advice’

[dipsydoodle]

Source: RT News

Al-Qaeda found it couldn't read advice from its followers on Twitter after the group’s hashtag was hijacked by users submitting satirical suggestions on how to improve the organization's media operations. The bombardment led to the account's suspension.

The alleged Al-Qaeda Twitter account conducted a survey last week asking followers for ideas on how to spread jihad throughout the world and develop extremist media. Al-Qaeda supporters were asked to submit their suggestions using hashtag #اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي, which loosely translates to "suggestions to develop jihadist media."

But the feed was instead flooded with mocking suggestions ranging from grim to satirical.

The anti-Al-Qaeda trolling campaign began after security analyst J.M. Berger discovered the hashtag and asked his Twitter followers to hijack it.

Read more: http://rt.com/news/al-qaeda-twitter-pr-advice-622/

[xchrom]

1. ...

[bemildred]

2. ^

[Coyotl]

3. I like the democratic concept of power exercise in social media.

How quickly the discovery that your ideas are not popular comes when ideas compete in open forums.

[denbot]

4. Should it be disturbing how quickly the hash tag devolved into "Teh Lounge"

"Post more cats" LOL!

[Lucky Luciano]

8. That is exactly the kind if thing my little brother would say.

I need to ask if it was him...though I would be surprised if he was twittering re al Qaeda.

[cosmicone]

5. ROFLMAO n/t

[alfredo]

6. More Cowbell

[yoloisalie]

7. Next is a DDS attack on Al Qaeda website

How is it that Al Qaeda website is still up in the US. It should be give the same treatment as a child porn website.

SHUT IT DOWN

[denbot]

9. We believe in freedom of speech here, regardless of how reprehensible

Peace

[groundloop]

10. As witnessed by the fact Faux News is still there...

And Rush, Hannity, etc. etc...

[yoloisalie]

11. We are talking about a govt

that thinks its ok to drone bomb a man whose only crime was to inspire jihadist to attack the US. If its ok to bomb him for inspiring would be jihadist then its ok to shut down the website that promotes terrorist attacks on US citizens. Sorry but freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to shout fire at a crowded theatre.