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1. • Intimidation, extortion and propaganda

     • But as the drug war intensified and social media became more widespread, cartels and their affiliates learned to use the platforms as tools for intimidation, extortion and propaganda. Today, criminal groups across the country share posts and videos intended to recruit members and instill fear in enemies.
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   Why do cartels use YouTube & social media?

   • The cartels use YouTube and social media to boast about helping people, like when the Gulf Cartel distributed food and clothing to hurricane victims in 2013. Image by Omar Ornelas. Mexico, 2019.

   ‘We’re Going to Find You.’ Mexican Cartels Turn Social Media Into Tools

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   Are Mexican cartels using social media?

   • The expectation is that the Mexican cartels—as well as various street and prison gangs linked to them and also operating independently—will continue to increasingly utilise social media for recruitment, publicity, threat messaging, and propaganda purposes.

   Mexican Cartel Use of Social Media – GNET

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   How has cartel social media changed over time?

   • As with continued advancements in Internet connectivity, speed, and bandwidth, cartel social media use has evolved—as have the social media platforms and applications themselves—with a gradual shift away from simple text and still image postings from desk and laptops to online videos uploaded by smart phones.

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   Do cartels use social media as a public relations ploy?

   • Cartels also use social media as a public relations ploy. Garcia pointed to a 2013 video of Gulf cartel members distributing food and clothes to hurricane victims. Captions on one video, set to hip-hop music, read, “they have been good people, in the good and bad times,” and, “if they help, it’s because they have heart.”

   ‘We’re Going to Find You.’ Mexican Cartels Turn Social Media Into Tools

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   Does the FBI monitor Mexican cartel activity on social media?

   • A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it does not discuss any investigative or operational techniques. The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment on whether they monitor Mexican cartel activity on social media.

   ‘We’re Going to Find You.’ Mexican Cartels Turn Social Media Into Tools

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   What are the trends & themes related to Mexican cartel social media?

   • Some of the trends and themes related to Mexican cartel social media postings and usage evident over the last decade or so are as follows: Narcocultura promotion: Cartel culture is a ubiquitous and organic component of day-to-day life and found throughout all forms of its narco social media.

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3. gnet-research.org › 2021/03/23 › mexican-cartel-useMexican Cartel Use of Social Media – GNET

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   Mar 23, 2021 · The emerging use of drone imagery in social media: Cartel drone use has gradually evolved from simply transporting narcotics over the Mexico-US Border to other applications including ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), weaponisation, and for propaganda purposes.

4. foreignpolicy.com › 2020/12/15 › latin-american-drugDrug Cartels Are All Over Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok

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   Dec 15, 2020 · Cartel bosses and their underlings use mainstream social media and popular messaging apps such as Telegram to shore up power and influence, threaten the competition, recruit new members,...

5. www.jstor.org › stable › 26936551Journal of Strategic Security - JSTOR

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   Mexican drug cartels make use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) by applying social network analysis (SNA). Following her thorough introduction is Chapter 1, “Narco Mexico.”

6. www.ft.com › content › e648cff2-72ad-47ed-a352-13cMexico drug cartels target media in battle for territory

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   Aug 16, 2021 · Drug cartels — often acting in tandem with crooked cops and public officials — have cowed and killed journalists with impunity, turning Mexico into the most dangerous country for media workers...

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7. www.youtube.com › watchAuthor/Journalist, Ioan Grillo, explains how Cartels use ...

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   David Matthews speaks to award-winning writer Ioan Grillo, who charts the use of social media by Mexican cartels - from the early days of internet propaganda...

8. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullCartels, memes, and digital platforms: the digital myths of ...

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   Dec 10, 2021 · An often-overlooked front of the cartel wars is the use of non-official networked media that generates and sustains popular narratives about cartel leaders. In this paper, we focus on the media assemblages that sustain the myths associated with the now captured ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, perhaps the most celebrated narco in Mexican history.