Paradoxically, the internet seems to play a somewhat opposite role for the young Islamic fundamentalist generation.
A couple of months ago the famous French Islam scholar Gilles Kepel stated as follows in a Dutch national newspaper (I translate):
"The Jihad is in full swing and Europe is the frontline. A ruthless power struggle is going on in order to get the best access to the western Muslims. These do not include the imams or traditional religious legal scholars, the ulama. Gradually the internet is replacing human authority. It provides the illusion of science and truth. Salafists view the holy texts on the internet - drafted in Saudi Arabia, to be translated into French, Dutch, and English - as a direct link to the Prophet and his disciples. The internet obscures the boundaries of time and space. In this way, they return to the golden age of the prophet. Jihadists are under the impression that they have direct access to the true Islam. Without human intervention, the truth is provided by the internet. No human authors are involved. Nobody is responsible".
These statements reminded me of the anonymous, unsigned correspondence and the books from the society that never have an individual author mentioned in them - hence, nobody can be blamed. Adding to this is the assertion that this faceless (publishing) organization is located partly in heaven. Just remember that it was only because of early twentieth-century state-of-the-art technology (radio stations, gramophones, slide shows, huge printing presses, computerized translation, logistics, and transportation) that JWism was able to spread that rapidly. Now, as another destructive religious movement is emerging by way of current state-of-the-art (internet) technology, the WTS is far behind, using outdated technologies. The internet will be a major influence in the spreading of information to a new generation for better or for worse. "Apostates" use the same internet as well, but perhaps they/we should start giving the bOrg a face as well.