▁media ▁sites ▁for ▁political ▁information . ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁social ▁media ▁has ▁ampl ified ▁political ▁messages . ▁ ▁One ▁challenge ▁is ▁that ▁milit ant ▁groups ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁see ▁social ▁media ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁organ izing ▁and ▁rec ruit ing ▁tool . ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁I SI L , ▁IS IS , ▁and ▁Da esh , ▁has ▁used ▁social ▁media ▁to ▁promote ▁its ▁cause . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁# All E yes on IS IS ▁went ▁vir al ▁on ▁Arab ic ▁Twitter . ▁IS IS ▁produces ▁an ▁online ▁magazine ▁named ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁Report ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁more ▁f igh ters . ▁Social ▁media ▁platforms ▁have ▁been ▁weapon ized ▁by ▁state - sp ons ored ▁cy ber ▁groups ▁to ▁attack ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁European ▁Union , ▁and ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Although ▁ph ishing ▁attacks ▁via ▁email ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁t actic ▁to ▁bre ach ▁government ▁networks , ▁ph ishing ▁attacks ▁on ▁social ▁media ▁rose ▁ 5 0 0 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Use ▁in ▁h iring ▁ ▁Some ▁employ ers ▁examine ▁job ▁applic ants ' ▁social ▁media ▁profiles ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁h iring ▁assess ment . ▁This ▁issue ▁ra ises ▁many ▁eth ical ▁questions ▁that ▁some ▁consider ▁an ▁employ er ' s ▁right ▁and ▁others ▁consider ▁disc rim ination . ▁Many ▁Western ▁European ▁countries ▁have ▁already ▁implemented ▁laws ▁that ▁restrict ▁the ▁reg