The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused terrorism-related arrests in the U.K. to drop to their lowest level in more than a decade. But Counter Terrorism Policing warns that the pandemic is creating an environment in which extremists will find it easier to target and potentially radicalize vulnerable people. Keep Reading
One of the UK’s most senior counterterrorism officers has warned that Covid-19 is creating an environment in which extremists will find it easier to identify, target and potentially radicalize vulnerable people. Keep Reading
According to a pair of reports published recently by a media watchdog, TikTok can swiftly channel young users from relatively benign interests to more troubling topics – and even into the arms of some of the extremist movements involved the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol in January. Keep Reading
RAND study focuses on four areas: background characteristics of radical extremists, pathways to radicalization, deradicalization and leaving organizations, and participant perspectives on mitigation strategies. Keep Reading
Terror group slams videos made "insulting, mocking and ridiculing people and then sharing those videos on YouTube, Facebook etc where thousands more idiotic men and women view it and laugh at it." Keep Reading
The would-be terrorist's plans were chilling, written out in detail alongside neo-Nazi tropes in his manifesto. The list of targets included post offices, pubs, schools and banks (for "obvious reasons," he wrote). Keep Reading
Before Jan. 6, the run-ins Bruno Cua, 18, had had with police in his small town of Milton, Ga., were mostly of the scofflaw variety. Keep Reading
No Pakistani government has made serious efforts till date at officially inscribing the number of registered and unregistered dars authorities in Pakistan. Keep Reading
Not only are conspiracy theories more accessible, but there is now evidence that links the content on these popular online platforms to violent and extremist acts. Keep Reading
It is through this communication by radical or extremist actors that we can learn much about the radicalization processes that take place in the virtual world. Keep Reading
Recent acts of terrorism in France and Austria in October-November 2020, have further demonstrated the importance of disrupting the dissemination of terrorist and violent extremist propaganda during, and in the aftermath of, terrorist attacks. Keep Reading
The underage group, which originated on Instagram, discusses attacking migrants, how to acquire, modify and make weapons and how to hide their political views in order to be able to enlist in the military. Keep Reading
The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) and INTERPOL have jointly produced a handbook to help investigators collect, analyze and share information found online, particularly on social media platforms. Keep Reading