Dataset on Online mass media engagements on YouTube for terrorism related discussions.

The data examined 150 mass media YouTube videos on Al-Shahab, Boko Haram and IS terrorist groups from 2014 to 2016 to ascertain the kind of discussions about terrorist groups online. The discussions were categorized into 13 sub-topics namely; reactiveness to terrorist, fight against terrorist, government proactiveness against terrorism, advocacy for anti-terrorism, claims of attack by terrorists, threats by terrorists, recruitment by terrorists, prevalence of attacks by terrorists, condemnation of terrorist attacks, mockery of terrorism, accusation of government as ineffective, sex-slave by terrorists and victory by terrorists. Charts and tables were used to present data on discussion on the 3 above mention terrorist groups.