THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A new unit at the European Union’s Europol police agency will start fighting ISIS group propaganda and recruiters in cyberspace next month in a crackdown on the terror network’s sophisticated use of social media.
Europol Director Rob Wainwright told The Associated Press on Monday the new unit will start July 3 with some 15 experts working closely with social media companies to take down accounts run by ISIS.
Wainwright said ISIS is thought to have tens of thousands of social media accounts churning out propaganda and reaching out to potential recruits. He said it is unrealistic to think they all can be taken down.
