back to article Faux ‪pro-IS Facebook‬ shot down within hours of launch

A pro-Islamic State social network was pulled offline hours after its launch. The network, 5elafabook, was supposedly set up in the wake of a ramp-up in efforts by Twitter to quickly shut down accounts promoting violent jihad. Facebook has likewise applied the ban-hammer on accounts spouting pro-Caliphate propaganda. …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "Cats with Kalashnikovs"

    I had to search on that term.

    http://www.gifbin.com/bin/g65098109.gif

    1. Graham Marsden
      Happy

      Re: "Cats with Kalashnikovs"

      Searching for "Cows with Guns" is much better ;-)

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: "Cats with Kalashnikovs"

        Thanks for that! I had never heard of that before....

  2. JASR
    Coat

    '... in black and blue'

    Surely it's white and gold.

  3. Lamont Cranston

    Shame.

    I would have liked to find out what their stance was on pictures women breastfeeding.

  4. Alpha Tony

    Nasir vows to bring death to the west and rain fire on the infidels in the name of Allah.

    14 people like this.

    1. Richard Taylor 2

      Ahmed would like all of his comrades to know that the virgins are great down here

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    That photo is obviously a spoof

    It's like the whole 'ban Peppa Pig' thing all over again

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Was there a 'hate' button?

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Was there a 'hate' button?

      Nah, that was a site default.

  7. Robert Ramsay

    That photo you used...

    ...always makes me think "We're the knights of the round table, we dance when e'er we're able..."

  8. phil dude
    Mushroom

    honey pot?

    Sounds like this would be the perfect honey pot for , y'know, those agencies tasked with protecting the country.

    Either that, or a new SBC movie is in production....

    P.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: honey pot?

      I think you'll find that "Anonymous collective" was the target.

  9. bluefin333

    I swear that guy in the middle of the photo is Rob Newman

    Out of TVs Mary Whitehouse Experience and now writer and general politico-comedian.

    1. Conrad Richardshon

      Re: I swear that guy in the middle of the photo is Rob Newman

      If you squint, his got a look of Matt Berry!

  10. Omgwtfbbqtime
    Mushroom

    A redirection might have been more fun

    Miss Khalifa needs far more fans from the Jihadi.....

  11. TeeCee Gold badge

    "cats with Kalashnikovs"

    Presumably also "Cats that don't look anything at all like the Prophet Mohammed. Honest. We really mean it.".

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: "cats with Kalashnikovs"

      Sort of like that fad for 'image of jesus in a split watermelon", "image of jesus in the dust on the floor" etc etc, but in reverse. And a good deal more pointless, if that's actually possible. You'd probably end up fatwaed anyway.

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