Extremist groups use it to defraud individuals
Sawab warns of fake accounts promoting medical masks
Social networks are an open space that is not subject to scrutiny or investigation.
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The "Sawab" Center warned of the spread of fake accounts on social media, run by extremist groups that exploit the emerging corona virus pandemic, by promoting and selling medical face masks (masks), with the aim of defrauding individuals and financing their terrorist operations.
The center said, in recent tweets, through its account on the social networking site: “While the world is working hard to confront the (Corona) pandemic, the (ISIS) terrorist organization is creating fake accounts on social media, pretending to sell medical face masks, but in reality These accounts are for fraud, with the aim of financing their terrorist acts. ”
He warned against opening and browsing links and websites that contain publications that incite terrorism, considering that they may change the lives of some and encourage the opening of the door to extremism and delusion on the mind and soul of the browser.
The Center warned that social networks have become an open field, not subject to scrutiny or investigation in the stories published on these sites, which are viewed by millions of people, so lies can be fabricated and slanders spread.
He emphasized that humanitarian aid workers are risking their lives to save others, alleviate the suffering of victims, and in the battle against ISIS, they played a major role in securing victims and providing for their basic needs, adding that humanitarian aid workers are making extraordinary efforts to help the displaced and refugees, and alleviate the suffering of those affected by Incidents of violence and extremism, so the extremists take them as a target. They hate everything that inspires hope and represents humanity.
Finally, the "Sawab" Center launched a campaign on social media on its accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube), under the tag # #Humanity, highlighting hope in the world, common human solidarity, and the struggle to overcome The Corona pandemic, while ISIS and other extremist groups continue to launch attacks and calls for death and destruction.
The campaign includes new videos, some of which are related to raising awareness and urging parents to remain aware of who may communicate with their children online, and warns of the dangers of violence and extremism through the network.
In a related context, the Center warned that the crimes of "ISIS" extend to trying to reach the brains of children and distort their thinking, in order to grow up extremists, pointing out that a British court has finally sentenced a child teacher to prison, for his attempt to recruit children between the ages of 11 and 16 years. By showing them the terrorist clips of ISIS.
He stressed that extremists who are followers of misguidance cannot deceive the child who grows up in a connected family, in which parents listen to children, discuss their ideas, and answer their questions, addressing parents: “You are the first keys to safety and protection for your family.”
It is noteworthy that the Sawab Center is a joint initiative, established by the governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates, in 2015, to confront violent extremist propaganda on social media, from ISIS and other terrorist groups.
About eight million people follow the center, in solidarity against violent extremism in all its forms, and support the efforts of the "Sawab" Center, in exposing the brutality of the terrorist organization "ISIS" and its criminal nature.
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