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Lakomy

Routledge eBooks25 Aug 2026

DOI10.4324/9781003788171-5

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Abstract

This section summarises the book’s essential findings. It identifies the most significant features of contemporary media jihad , including the growing reliance on support from unaffiliated sympathisers of Salafi-jihadi organisations, the expanding role of generative artificial intelligence, and the continued improvement of operational security standards among media mujahideen . These developments are situated within the broader context of the limited effectiveness of online prevention and countering violent extremism initiatives, which have thus far failed to yield sustained, tangible results. Finally, this section addresses broader challenges related to the mainstreaming of selected Salafi-jihadi narratives in public discourse, an issue that key stakeholders have neither adequately recognised nor effectively addressed.

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