Social Media Tracking of ISIS Women and Real-Life Actions of ISIS Men on Their Behalf
ISIS women in camps who have access to phones and social media are angered by their claimed grievances over transfers. Keep Reading
Facebook on Removing Content of Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence
"We have seen growing movements that, while not directly organizing violence, have celebrated violent acts, shown that they have weapons and suggest they will use them, or have individual followers with patterns of violent behavior." Keep Reading
Wisconsin Woman Gets 7 1/2 Years in Federal Prison for Social Media ISIS Work
Waheba Issa Dais, 48, pleaded guilty last year to one count of knowingly attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. A second count from 2018 indictment was dismissed. Keep Reading
Extremists are Using a Range of Techniques to Exploit TikTok
A cursory review of the platform by ADL’s Center on Extremism found that white supremacists and antisemites are using a range of methods on the platform to recruit new adherents and share hateful content. Keep Reading
Developing a Civil Society Response to Online Manipulation
While almost everyone is touched in one way or another by online manipulation, only a tiny part of society has generally been involved in confronting it. Keep Reading
Hateful and Conspiratorial Groups on Facebook
Despite public announcements of efforts to curb hateful speech and misinformation across its platform, Facebook still hosts many spaces in which this content propagates and thrives. Keep Reading
The Twitter Hack Shows a Major Cybersecurity Vulnerability: Employees
This was a particularly flashy breach, but in the end, it was just another in a long parade of cybersecurity incidents at high-profile and smaller companies alike. Keep Reading
Accelerationists Including Boogaloo Gain Strength Online, Pose Mass-Casualty Threat
In Las Vegas, one Boogaloo plot was to take down power grid "so that they could then fire on protesters." Keep Reading
ISIS and the Militant Jihad on Instagram
Recruiters continue to be prolific online, encouraging supporters to hope and work toward the Caliphate’s return and to seek revenge on those who destroyed it by mounting attacks at home. Keep Reading
The Propaganda Pipeline: The ISIS Fuouaris Upload Network on Facebook
In the last two years, Facebook’s transparency reporting shows the company detecting and deleting 99 per cent of terrorism-related posts — about 26 million pieces of content — before they were reported to the social network. Keep Reading
Everything We Know About the Twitter Bitcoin Hack
Early in the afternoon (Eastern time) on July 15th, a hacker -- or hackers -- gained control of a series of Twitter accounts owned by Bitcoin enthusiasts, executives and exchanges. Keep Reading
ISIS Magazine Ranks ‘Media Frontline’ Jihad as ‘One of the Best Deeds’
Publication claims that last month ISIS and the group's supporters produced four magazines, at least seven books and eight videos, more than 15 audio recordings, more than 35 infographics, and more than 200 posters. Keep Reading
A Safe Space to Hate: White Supremacist Mobilization on Telegram
In 2019, high-profile attacks in New Zealand, the US, Germany and Norway were committed by individuals with little or no connection to extremist organizations or proscribed terrorist groups. Keep Reading
Social Media Platforms Fight Back Against Manipulative Foreign Actors
U.S.-based social media companies have a responsibility to combat foreign interference taking place via their platforms, especially those with large American user bases. Keep Reading
Twitter Removes More Than 170,000 Pro-China Accounts
The company said "a core network" of 23,750 highly active accounts had been deleted, along with another 150,000 "amplifier accounts." Keep Reading
Social Media as a Mirror of External Circumstances: Insights Into a Radical Group
External reactions and circumstances can have a supportive but also a rather negative and escalating effect on the dynamics of group development, depending on how they are perceived. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Defends Actions on Virus Misinformation
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has told the BBC that it had, and would, remove any content likely to result in "immediate and imminent harm" to users. Keep Reading
These Tech Companies Managed to Eradicate ISIS Content, But They’re Also Erasing Crucial Evidence of War Crimes
It was one in a flurry of videos posted by citizen journalist Abo Liath Aljazarawy to his Facebook page, chronicling a rapid reshaping of northern Syria’s political map. Keep Reading
Facebook Removes Network of White Supremacist Accounts
The company doesn’t allow groups that “proclaim hateful and violent missions,” according to a statement on Wednesday from Brian Fishman, Facebook’s policy director for counter-terrorism and dangerous organizations. Keep Reading
ISIS Supporter Advises Muslims in West to Be Patient, Attack When Time Is Right
The author of the message, who identifies as a female, concludes: "Stalk your prey, plan your action, orchestrate your moves and then STRIKE THE ENEMY WITH A DEADLY BLOW." Keep Reading