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Anonymous takes down ISIS Twitter, Facebook accounts

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The hacking group Anonymous seems to be doing what governments and countries around the globe cannot: Disrupt ISIS's ability to recruit volunteers through social media.
 
Anonymous has apparently made good on its promise to "declare war on you the terrorists," taking down nearly 800 Twitter accounts, 12 Facebook pages and more than 50 email addresses linked to the terrorist organization.
 
The hacks were made in response to the Charlie Hebdo magazine attacks in Paris last month that killed 12 people, according to CNNMoney.

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