The Internet turned terrorism from recruitment toward practical do-it-yourself training

Evidence

The Internet, which enables any tech-savvy individual to publicize his or her views worldwide, has transformed the role of communications in terrorism. The Internet’s influence goes beyond the expression of viewpoints, however. Terrorist websites provide detailed instruction on how to assemble bombs from easily available materials, build detonators, plant explosives strategically, make bomb vests, and use surface-to-air missiles to down aircraft, as well as on how to dress to avoid suspicion and which secret roads to take to safe houses to elude capture (Curiel, 2005). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2268

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the broader thesis across this book that moral disengagement is facilitated by new media; also connects to the puzzle of content moderation justiciability.