The Islamic State and its online supporters, furious with social media providers’ efforts to ban their accounts, issued a new round of death threats against Twitter staff — and created their own social media platform.
It’s called “Khelafabook,” and as described by Vocativ, it’s still a work in progress:
The site looks a lot like Facebook, but as yet is incomplete. Large portions of text in the ‘about’ and ‘contact’ pages are filled with lorem ipsum placeholder text, and the site is struggling to stay online, meaning that registration is still impossible.
News.com.au in Australia adds that the site greets visitors with the promise: “We love to die as much as you love to live.” Lest you get the idea that ISIS is a gang of murderous primitives, the site declares one of its purposes is to “show the world we do not only carry guns and live in caves.”
The name “Khelafabook” is adopted from the Arabic word khelafah, or “caliphate,” the religiously-ordained Muslim empire the Islamic State portrays itself as.
According to Vocativ’s report, the site promises to be available in a number of languages, including English — but, oddly enough, not Arabic, unless that is meant to be taken for granted. The confusing GoDaddy registration information for the site is from an Egyptian who claims to be currently living in Mosul, which he identities as being part of the Islamic State.
“Several Twitter accounts related to the hacker group Anonymous, which is currently waging an online war against ISIS, have already listed this site as a potential next target,” Vocativ reports. “The threat from hackers might be one of the reasons for Khelafabook’s current instability.”
If this jihadi social media site is the half-baked work of a lone ISIS sympathizer, he has greatly overestimated his chances of keeping it alive, never mind building it into something that could challenge Facebook or Twitter. News.com.au and the UK Independent are already just about ready to shovel dirt on it, with the latter news organization reporting that Khelafabook appears to have gone down for good late Monday evening. It could always come back under a new registration, of course, which would suit the Anonymous hackers just fine. They love a good game of whack-a-mole.
Also, ISIS would find a network dedicated exclusively to its supporters less useful than a presence on huge social media platforms with millions of users around the world, giving it a large pool of potential recruits and an efficient transmission system for its propaganda. They can’t accomplish that by huddling around an amateur website and grunting at each other.
Read More Stories About:
National Security, Twitter, ISIS, Islamic State, facebook, Caliphate, Anonymous
by Taboola
Sponsored Links
We Recommend
‘Warren Buffett Indicator’ Signals Collapse in Stock MarketNewsmax
A New Method Can Naturally Restore Your VisionVision Protocol Guide
What YOUR Name Says About You...Numerology Report
9 Secrets Women Never Tell Their MenAmerikanki
11 Child Celebrities You Wouldn’t Recognize Today!StarFluff
Top Women Hockey Players in IndiaTenetNews.com
advertisement
Breitbart Video Picks
ATF shelves bullet ban proposal
TheHill.com
Barack Obama joins leaders for historic Selma walk
Press Association
Melinda Gates: Bill and I Never Endorse Candidates
Bloomberg
Senators introduce medical marijuana bill
Reuters
Utah Votes in Favor of Execution by Firing Squad
KSTU - Salt Lake City, UT
Hillary Clinton defends private email use
Washington Examiner
ATF shelves bullet ban proposal
TheHill.com
Barack Obama joins leaders for historic Selma walk
Press Association
More videos:
Utah Votes in Favor of Execution by Firing Squad
Hillary Clinton defends private email use
ATF shelves bullet ban proposal
Barack Obama joins leaders for historic Selma walk
Melinda Gates: Bill and I Never Endorse Candidates
Senators introduce medical marijuana bill
Utah Votes in Favor of Execution by Firing Squad
Hillary Clinton defends private email use
ATF shelves bullet ban proposal
Barack Obama joins leaders for historic Selma walk
Melinda Gates: Bill and I Never Endorse Candidates
Senators introduce medical marijuana bill
Sponsored Links
YOU MIGHT LIKE
Buffett Admits This Is A "Real Threat" The Motley Fool
‘Warren Buffett Indicator’ Signals Collapse in Stock …Newsmax
Unique Method Regrows Lost Hair (Do This Daily)Hair Loss Protocol eBook
Restore Your Vision To 20/20 With This Nifty TrickVision Protocol Guide
by Taboola
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Most Popular
Obama More Guilty of ‘Treason’ than Senate Republicans
888 comments · 3 hours ago
Some Additional Questions Raised By Hillary Newser
1621 comments · 18 hours ago
Holder Used Secret Email Address, Too
1550 comments · 17 hours ago
Hillary Flashback: I Have Two Phones
1744 comments · 21 hours ago
The real reason why the media hates Nigel Farage
234 comments · 4 hours ago
Black Pastors Coalition Leader: Obama’s Comparison of Civil Rights and Gay Marriage Struggles a ‘Disgrace to the Black Community’
1672 comments · 1 day ago
How Tom Cotton’s Iran Letter Sets up ‘Checkmate’ on Obama’s Iran Deal
1607 comments · 1 day ago
Obama-Approved Anti-Bullying Advocate Tells Black Doctor Ben Carson ‘Suck My D*ck’
3062 comments · 2 days ago
CNN Adds Reza Aslan, W. Kamau Bell to Cable Line Up
175 comments · 10 hours ago
Student: U.S. Flag Banned to Avoid ‘Triggering’ Hurt Feelings Among Illegals
4034 comments · 3 days ago
Fox News National
Jury in Boston Marathon trial sees tattered backpack that held bomb used in deadly 2013 attack11 Mar 2015, 8:57 AM PDT
Testimony: Woman accused in granddaughter's running death said girl wanted to exercise outside11 Mar 2015, 8:55 AM PDT
Maryland man once convicted of espionage scheduled to plead guilty in document theft case11 Mar 2015, 8:39 AM PDT
Mother killed by stray bullet in Oakland neighborhood after yelling at her 2 children to run11 Mar 2015, 8:34 AM PDT
$11K raised for funeral of central Pa. 7th grader hit, killed while walking from school11 Mar 2015, 8:25 AM PDT
Send A Tip
Sign up for our newsletter
Ruddy: Remembering Arnaud de Borchgrave
Holder, WH Officials Used Fake Email Names
Gowdy Vows to Summon Clinton for Testimony
New Probiotic Fat Burner Takes GNC by Storm
When Can You Retire? FREE Evaluation Shows You When.
Americans Urged to Search Their Names Before Site Gets Taken Down
A Simple Way to Erase Years From Your Face
Become Your Own Boss Today - See the Top Franchises In Your Area
What's This?
advertisement