ISIS propaganda frequently referred to its desire to attack and conquer the city of Rome, perceived and defined as the hearth and capital of Europe, even if Italy appears as relatively immune to intense jihadi activities, including homegrown jihadism. Keep Reading
A convicted ISIS supporter who knew the Westminster attacker has admitted disseminating terrorist propaganda after his release from jail. Keep Reading
Online jihadists say the development was necessary due to "restriction of technology companies." Keep Reading
As the premiere video-sharing application, YouTube has been particularly useful to terrorist groups, including ISIS. As such, it has also been a target for counter terrorism efforts, namely the use of counter narrative videos to disrupt and refute the messages put forth by these groups. Keep Reading
During the opening months of 2021 several pro-Islamic State unofficial media outlets have produced and shared a vast amount of video productions, both short and long, sophisticated as well as seemingly improvised. Keep Reading
Imagine the horror of seeing a child in a video executing an individual. Islamic State (IS) raised the brutality of their violence by showcasing children as executioners in their propaganda videos. 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
Gunman Brenton Tarrant used in white supremacist propaganda and recruitment with memes, manifesto and tribute videos. Keep Reading
ISIS supporters have spent the last half-decade or so creating their online community complete with its own winking argot, much of it derived from seemingly counterintuitive items lifted from American popular culture. Keep Reading
Whether based on religious bigotry, sectarian contempt or ethnic hatred, social media accounts are deployed to recruit followers, exacerbate social fault lines and organize violence. Keep Reading
"The incident of breaking into the Congress is only a little bit of what will happen to them," says AQAP leader. Keep Reading
Terror group publication also calls "the attack on Capitol Hill - the temple of western democracy... disgraceful as it could ever be" and vows "the worst is yet to come" with America in an "ever fragile state." Keep Reading
The use of series is, at least in part, due to the use of formats which offers several advantages to producers. Formats, in film-scholarly understanding, are repeating forms that organise a film or video at its structural level. Keep Reading
ISIS said in a new issue of its weekly newsletter that rioters "being seen breaking into one of the most important centers of sovereignty in America" signaled that domestic unrest could work to the terror group's advantage. Keep Reading
"The Voice of Hind," released monthly by ISIS supporters in India, also included a full-page graphic with a cross and the words "25 December - O priests of the cross, the time for revenge has come." Keep Reading
The call for attacks tells homegrown jihadists to use tactics ranging from blunt force to poison or arson. Keep Reading
First, there is no one-size-fits-all regulatory intervention and so a diverse regulatory toolkit is essential. This toolkit should include advice and guidance, removal orders, fines, disruption of business activities and ISP blocking. Keep Reading
As this process becomes more sophisticated and deadly, disruptive effects will become more pronounced. Keep Reading
Macron's statements and the attacks offered ISIS and al-Qaeda valuable fodder to strike with relevant trending content. Keep Reading
The potential impact of militant, non-state media campaigns has led to a greater emphasis by scholars on factors that correspond with changes in such group’s media output levels and strategic content. Keep Reading