ISIS and other jihadist groups are using the internet to spread their message and recruit new members. To combat this, Eric Posner, a prominent law professor from the University of Chicago, says that we need to put limits on freedom of speech. Specifically, he proposes in Slate that we make it illegal for anyone to visit or link to or point other people to jihadist websites.
Again, note the syndrome: Our security is at risk, so eliminate civil liberties! Fear as the pretext for doing away with freedom.
From Eric Posner, ISIS’s online radicalization efforts present an unprecedented danger. Slate:
It has become increasingly clear that terrorist groups such as ISIS can extend their reach to American territory via the Internet. Using their own websites, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms, they lure young men and women to their mission—without having to risk the capture of foreign agents on U.S. soil. The Americans ensnared in ISIS’s net in turn radicalize others, send money to ISIS, and even carry out attacks.