Al-Shabaab: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

On December 7, 2011, al-Shabaab also reportedly began using the Twitter social media network. Most of al-Shabaab's messages on Twitter are in English, with authorities suggesting that they are intended for an outside audience and potential recruits in the West. The American government has stated that one of the top terrorism threats to the United States is the potential for American militants to travel to Somalia to learn to fight with the al-Shabaab and then return home to wreak havoc. Officials in the United States, where Twitter is based, are exploring legal ways to terminate the account, although they acknowledge that doing so might raise free speech concerns. American officials claim they may have authority to demand that Twitter close the al-Shabaab’s account, @HSMPress, which has attracted over eight thousand followers.

===The future of al-Shabaab===