Online radicalization has resulted in the significant loss of human life

On the opposite side of the comparison, online radicalization has resulted in the significant loss of human life. Major Hasan was partially radicalized online and conducted conversations with known Islamic extremists over the internet. His attack resulted in the death of 13 Americans. Social media is the most dangerous tool that extremist organizations possess. These systems give violent extremists the ability to reach out and corrupt a limitless number of potential recruits. All the organization needs to do to conduct a successful attack is to convince one American to support their cause and that person can use an old fashioned method of violence, like small arms fire, to conduct a highly successful attack in the organization’s name.On the opposite side of the comparison, online radicalization has resulted in the significant loss of human life. Major Hasan was partially radicalized online and conducted conversations with known Islamic extremists over the internet. His attack resulted in the death of 13 Americans. Social media is the most dangerous tool that extremist organizations possess. These systems give violent extremists the ability to reach out and corrupt a limitless number of potential recruits. All the organization needs to do to conduct a successful attack is to convince one American to support their cause and that person can use an old fashioned method of violence, like small arms fire, to conduct a highly successful attack in the organization’s name.