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Radio 4,1 min
Playing cat and mouse with online jihadis
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In response to jihadists using social media for recruitment, propaganda and threat, the counter-terrorism unit at London’s Metropolitan Police have launched a programme to combat them and protect the British public. But how effective is it? And is it possible to control the jihadists online in the first place? Âé¶¹Éç Security Correspondent Gordon Corera gained rare access to the front-line workers at the Met, who are fighting the jihadists online. (Image: Smoke rises behind an Islamic State flag. Credit: Reuters)
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