From companys@stanford.edu Fri Jul 6 02:42:48 2018 From: Yosem Companys To: cypherpunks-legacy@lists.cpunks.org Subject: [liberationtech] Why Al-Qaida Hates the Internet: Trust Problems on Jihadi Discussion Forums Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:42:48 +0000 Message-ID: <172289280670.3881296.11874180675484037030.generated@mail.pglaf.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============6526475561377470837==" --===============6526475561377470837== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why Al-Qaida Hates the Internet: Trust Problems on Jihadi Discussion Forums *CISAC Social Science Seminar* DATE AND TIME January 24, 2013 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AVAILABILITY Open to the public No RSVP required SPEAKER Thomas Hegghammer - Zukerman Fellow at CISAC The trust problem limits what rebels can do online. The scarcity of non-verbal cues in digital communication facilitates deceptive mimicry, which undermines the interpersonal trust required for sensitive transactions. Open-source data from jihadi discussion forums show that distrust there is very high and direct recruitment rare. General trust also declined during the observation period (2006-2011). As of 2012, forums are still in use, but primarily for low-stake activities such as propaganda-sharing and ideological debate. Confidence in the authenticity of propaganda remains relatively high, due to vetting institutions and hard-to-fake video formats. A modicum of interpersonal trust also remains, thanks to reputation systems and a few relatively reliable signs of trustworthiness involving time expenditure. The trust problem is an Achillesb=19 heel for terrorists online b=13 but probably also for pro-democr= acy activists in authoritarian settings. LOCATION CISAC Conference Room Encina Hall Central, 2nd floor 616 Serra St. Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanfor= d.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech ----- End forwarded message ----- --=20 Eugen* Leitl leitl http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE --===============6526475561377470837==--