Can Social Media And Artificial Intelligence Stop Terror By Using AI?

This article originally appeared on the Motley Fool. Once upon a time, terrorists used bombs, machetes, and bullets to get their message across. While that's still the case, modern day terror has a new tool at its disposal, one that it has become particularly adept and successful at deploying -- social media. This stark reality has come to light in the wake of terror campaigns that ended with participants pledging their support to their chosen causes and posting them on social-media platforms. Other insidious forms of communication and objectionable material have flourished in the internet era as well.