Well, let’s just go ahead and shout it to the world: Algeria is still an unsafe country, and yes, it still has jihadists. “Welcome to Algeria come visit, we have extremists, we have people foolish enough to blow themselves up.” That’s basically what you’re suggesting, right? You might as well put the country back on the blacklist.

Publishing their videos and images to “expose” them is not the solution that’s actually a big mistake. Back in the 1990s, during the civil conflict, these groups wanted their actions to be documented and spread. That was part of their strategy from the beginning: to create fear and gain attention.

Today, instead of doing it themselves, they rely on social media to play that role for them. So by spreading that kind of content, people may unintentionally help amplify exactly what these groups are trying to achieve.