Hacking group Anonymous disables thousands of pro-ISIS Twitter accounts and taking militant websites offline

Islamic State sympathizers using social media to spread propaganda and recruit fighters are now drawing an increasing amount of return fire from activists who have been knocking some sites offline and infiltrating others.

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Anonymous, who declared war on the jihadis after the attacks in Paris, is the latest to draw attention to such campaigns. Members claimed credit this week for having thousands of pro-IS Twitter accounts disabled. Read more: