A new study suggests that ISIS ’s English - language reach on Twitter is diminishing in the face of a crackdown on its activities . ISIS has long relied on the social media platform for recruitment . A report from George Washington University ’s Program on Twitter suggests however that posting suspensions for websites associated with ISIS between June and October 2015 have had a major impact . US government officials have criticised Twitter for its relatively lax approach to policing its content . Under pressure , Twitter reported earlier this month that since mid-2015 , it had shut down more than 125,000 accounts that had some link with terrorism .
A new study suggests that ISIS’s English-language reach on Twitter is diminishing in the face of a crackdown on its activities. ISIS has long relied on the social media platform for recruitment. A report from George Washington University’s Program on Extremism suggests however that account suspensions targeting users affiliated with ISIS between June and October 2015 have had a major impact. US government officials have criticised Twitter for its relatively lax approach to policing its content. Under pressure, Twitter announced earlier this month that since mid-2015, it had shut down more than 125,000 accounts that had some link with terrorism.